sparring

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sparring

/ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of spar

noun sparrings

countable, uncountable The act of one who spars. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fighting, jousting, spearing, spearmanship, spalling, swordery, spearcast, sword drill, sword fighting, stickfighting, swordwork, spasming, dueling, infighting, escrima, assault

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noun act of one who spars

Español	sparring (sparrin)
日本語	手合わせ teawase
Italiano	sparring
Русский	спа́рринг spárring

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@misc{sparring_2026,
  title = {sparring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}