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handfighting

handfighting is the present participle and gerund of handfight.

Meaning of handfight

Verb

handfight (third-person singular simple present handfights, present participle handfighting, simple past and past participle handfought)

  1. To fight using hands.
    • The big blond handfought the blockers, drifted with the interference, forced the play wide.1949, Caary Paul Jackson, Rose Bowl All-American, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, page 78

Questions about handfighting

What is handfighting the present participle and gerund of?
Handfighting is the present participle and gerund of handfight.

Words near handfighting in the dictionary

  1. handfeed
  2. handfeeding
  3. handfeeds
  4. handfeel
  5. handfight
  6. handfighting
  7. handfights
  8. handfish
  9. handfishes
  10. handflag
  11. handflags

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