[
US
/ˈspɑɹɪŋ/
]
[ UK /spˈɑːɹɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /spˈɑːɹɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
- making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
How To Use sparring In A Sentence
- The American liked him instantly, signed him to his promotional company and used him as a sparring partner. Times, Sunday Times
- It has not been easy to get sparring partners who are two metres tall and of good quality. Times, Sunday Times
- It's like the music in the movies where the hero is training for greatness; sparring in a basement with a punching bag or running like the wind or something.
- She looked up and saw many people in deep concentration, sparring with their partners, trading blows with great speed and accuracy.
- Knight, somewhat blamably, keenly enjoyed sparring with the palpitating mobile creature, whose excitable nature made any such thing a species of cruelty. A Pair of Blue Eyes
- Those for sparring (kumite) are lighter, stronger and better ventilated than those for a kata - a setpiece routine of moves. Times, Sunday Times
- Those for sparring (kumite) are lighter, stronger and better ventilated than those for a kata - a setpiece routine of moves. Times, Sunday Times
- `He's Ferocity's younger brother, you know, and they say she used him as a sort of sparring partner when both of them were fledglings. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- Talking to him is like sparring with a man who speaks as fast and smart in life as he does on screen. Times, Sunday Times
- We used to say that contemporary jazz is music in constant renewal, and in constant search of musical sparring partners.