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self-spotting

self-spotting is the present participle and gerund of self-spot.

Meaning of self-spot

Verb

self-spot (third-person singular simple present self-spots, present participle self-spotting, simple past and past participle self-spotted)

  1. (intransitive) To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.
    • Before a student attempts to take all their weight into their inner thigh, have them self-spot by placing their opposite hand on the bent knee.2010, Rebekah Leach, Beginning Aerial Fabric Instructional Manual, page 23

Questions about self-spotting

What is self-spotting the present participle and gerund of?
Self-spotting is the present participle and gerund of self-spot.

Words near self-spotting in the dictionary

  1. self-sown
  2. self-splicing
  3. self-spot
  4. self-spots
  5. self-spotted
  6. self-spotting
  7. self-standing
  8. self-starter
  9. self-starters
  10. self-starting
  11. self-steering

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