sparring

sparring

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/

Verb

sparring

1. present participle of spar

Noun

sparring (countable and uncountable, plural sparrings)

1. The act of one who spars.
   • 2010, Kenneth Tucker, Shakespeare and Jungian Typology: A Reading of the Plays (page 48)

     Albeit he is under the influence of the magic juice, Lysander's words to Hermia — once he has switched his romantic allegiance to Helena — are bitter, cruel. At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts.

Translations

act of one who spars

Finnish: sparraus Japanese: 手合わせ (teawase) Polish: sparing m Russian: спа́рринг (ru) m (spárring)

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Spanish

Noun

sparring m (uncountable)

1. sparring

Further reading

• “sparring”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014