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shadowboxing

shadowboxing noun: a form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. Also the present participle and gerund of shadowbox.

Noun

shadowboxing (uncountable)

  1. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.

Also used as

shadowboxing is also the present participle and gerund of shadowbox.

Origin of shadowboxing

From shadow + boxing.

Questions about shadowboxing

What does shadowboxing mean?
Shadowboxing means a form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
What part of speech is shadowboxing?
Shadowboxing is a noun.

Words near shadowboxing in the dictionary

  1. shadowbox
  2. shadowboxed
  3. shadowboxer
  4. shadowboxers
  5. shadowboxes
  6. shadowboxing
  7. shadowcast
  8. shadowcasted
  9. shadowcasting
  10. shadowcasts
  11. shadowdragon

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