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Definition of Shadowboxing
1. Noun. Sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training).
Derivative terms: Shadowbox
Definition of Shadowboxing
1. Noun. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of shadowbox) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shadowboxing
1. shadowbox [v] - See also: shadowbox
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shadowboxing
Literary usage of Shadowboxing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Different Sin by Rochelle H. Schwab (1993)
"Sparring with Colin was a hell of a lot harder than shadowboxing. Colin's fists
slid easily past his guard, while his own blows landed uselessly on the ..."
2. Cats in a Chowder by Fred J Schneider (2006)
"I was shadowboxing, confidence growing with each hook, until a phantom blow to
my temple sent me sprawling, snapping my snot on the kitchen cabinets and ..."
3. Creation, the Sacred Universe: The Incubation of the Phoenix by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"There is only one of you here shadowboxing on the wall. Defend yourself from this
alone: the programming of unconscious fears. ..."
4. Air Power and Maneuver Warfare by Martin L. Van Creveld, Kenneth S. Brower, Steven L. Canby (1994)
"... integral part of warfare, for without them, maneuver degenerates into sterile
exercises and endless shadowboxing as forces are moved about a chessboard. ..."
5. Conflict, Culture and History: Regional Dimensions by Stephen J. Blank (1991)
"... to fight is thus not clearly rendered—a circumstance that may explain why
this "war against war" can be perceived by others as a kind of shadowboxing. ..."
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