Sparring (Noun)
Meaning 1
An argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politicians engaged in verbal sparring during the live debate, each trying to outmaneuver the other.
- Their discussion quickly turned into a bout of sparring, with neither side willing to concede.
- The interview turned into a session of sparring between the journalist and the celebrity.
- The presidential candidates were engaged in a heated sparring match over economic policy.
- The sparring between the two colleagues became so intense that their coworkers began to take sides.
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Meaning 2
Making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.