Definition of Shadowboxing

1. Noun. Sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training).

Generic synonyms: Drill, Exercise, Practice, Practice Session, Recitation
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

shadow government
shadow governments
shadow mask
shadow minister
shadow ministers
shadow nucleus
shadow of a doubt
shadow play
shadow plays
shadow show
shadow test
shadowbox
shadowboxed
shadowboxer
shadowboxes
shadowboxing
shadowcasting
shadowe
shadowed
shadower
shadowers
shadowes
shadowgraph
shadowgraphies
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphy
shadowier
shadowiest
shadowily
shadowiness

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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