shadowboxing
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈʃædoʊˌbɑːksɪŋ/
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sombra
- Two local lightweights were already staring each other down, bouncing on their toes and shadowboxing in their respective corners.
Examples
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The two fighters to my right, hitting the heavy bags, stopped and stared at me, as did the one jumping rope and the one shadowboxing in front of the mirror.
Fiction book (2002) -
To improve his speed and technique, he practices shadowboxing every morning before his training sessions.
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Father was shadowboxing, but Mother was the real match.
Academic text (1997) -
His attention stays focused across the ring on his shadowboxing opponent.
Fiction book (1992) -
We got him doing roadwork, skipping a rope, shadowboxing.
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It's like shadowboxing with these tough situations, but in a way that's, that's not risky.
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American friends who despair of dreamland discourse acknowledge that it will take a "crisis" to awaken enough people so serious action can occur, instead of the shadowboxing that passes for action.
Blog text (6) -
They talk about the opening line to the album, and as soon as they said it, it went through my head even though I haven't listened to that CD all the way through for 15 years: "Shaolin shadowboxing and the Wu-Tang sword style..."
Blog text (25) -
LaMotta's performance was rounded off with a spoken rendition of the song My Way, the "I coulda been a contender" speech from On the Waterfront, and a bit of shadowboxing.
Blog text (5) -
During his workout, he incorporates shadowboxing to refine his footwork and punches.
Synonyms
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4.5
Practice of boxing with a partner to improve skills
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shadowboxing comes from joining shadow ('a dark shape') and box ('to fight with your fists'). So, shadowboxing means practicing boxing moves against your 'shadow' or an imagined opponent, which is why it is used as a training exercise when no partner is there.