Definitions
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- noun The act of
sparring . - verb Present participle of
spar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
- noun an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
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Examples
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Yep …. one day of verbal sparring is going to wipe out an entire year of constant FAILURE by the Obama tax-avoidance gang.
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Yep …. one day of verbal sparring is going to wipe out an entire year of constant FAILURE by the Obama tax-avoidance gang.
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Yep …. one day of verbal sparring is going to wipe out an entire year of constant republican obstuctionism.
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Yep …. one day of verbal sparring is going to wipe out an entire year of constant FAILURE by the Obama tax-avoidance gang.
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Their sparring is part of the fun of the show, and it's refreshing to not have it be clouded by the question of when they're going to fall into bed together.
Ask Matt: CSI: Miami Move, a Bones Scoop-let, Lone Star, NCIS and More! 2010
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Yep …. one day of verbal sparring is going to wipe out an entire year of constant FAILURE by the Obama tax-avoidance gang.
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I don't have a set of comparisons like, "Well, I tend to be more winded than X when we're done with a long run together, but I'm faster on sprints," or, "I always master forms faster than Y, but Y's sparring is way better than mine."
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2008
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They begin sparring to work out who's the toughest guy on theblock.
Scouting Tips: How to Find Whitetail Bucks After the Bachelor Herds Break Up 2007
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This happens often in sparring and can hurt like the dickens when knees or shins meet.
Kee Yah!! 2006
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"The sparring is kind of special," says Mazzilli, Torre's bench coach.
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