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shadow boxing

shadow boxing noun: the action of practicing moves where the opponent is the boxer's own shadow. Also the present participle and gerund of shadow box.

Noun

shadow boxing (uncountable)

  1. The action of practicing moves where the opponent is the boxer's own shadow.

Also used as

shadow boxing is also the present participle and gerund of shadow box.

Questions about shadow boxing

What does shadow boxing mean?
Shadow boxing means the action of practicing moves where the opponent is the boxer's own shadow.
What part of speech is shadow boxing?
Shadow boxing is a noun.

Words near shadow boxing in the dictionary

  1. shadow blister effect
  2. shadow blister effects
  3. shadow box
  4. shadow boxed
  5. shadow boxes
  6. shadow boxing
  7. shadow buffer
  8. shadow buffers
  9. shadow cabinet
  10. shadow cabinets
  11. shadow daddies

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