Sparring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɑːɹɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɑːɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɑːɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɑːɹɹɪŋ/.

Examples

the gamecocks were sparring
They were sparring all night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spar

Parts of Speech

noun	an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
noun	making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
verb	furnish with spars
verb	fight with spurs “the gamecocks were sparring”
verb	box lightly
verb	fight verbally “They were sparring all night”

Word Forms

spar	verb	fight verbally
spar	noun	a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
sparring	noun	making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

combat

une dispute dans laquelle les participants tentent d'obtenir un avantage

🇪🇸Spanish

combate

Una discusión en la que los participantes intentan obtener alguna ventaja.

🇳🇱Dutch

sparren

een argument waarbij de deelnemers enig voordeel proberen te behalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

treino

uma discussão em que os participantes estão tentando obter alguma vantagem

🇷🇺Russian

спарринг

спор, в котором участники пытаются получить некоторое преимущество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहस

एक तर्क जिसमें प्रतिभागी कुछ लाभ प्राप्त करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பேரிங்

பங்கேற்பாளர்கள் சில நன்மைகளைப் பெற முயற்சிக்கும் ஒரு வாதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పారింగ్

పాల్గొనేవారు కొంత ప్రయోజనం పొందేందుకు ప్రయత్నిస్తున్న వాదన

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडणे

एक युक्तिवाद ज्यामध्ये सहभागी काही फायदा मिळवण्याचा प्रयत्न करीत आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

તકરાર

એક દલીલ જેમાં સહભાગીઓ થોડો ફાયદો મેળવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરી રહ્યા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಾರಿಂಗ್

ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವವರು ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പാറിംഗ്

പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നവർ എന്തെങ്കിലും നേട്ടമുണ്ടാക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਦਲੀਲ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰ ਕੁਝ ਫਾਇਦਾ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

ایک دلیل جس میں شرکاء کچھ فائدہ حاصل کرنے کی کوشش کر رہے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陪练

参与者试图获得某种优势的争论

🇯🇵Japanese

スパーリング

参加者が何らかの利益を得ようとする議論

🇰🇷Korean

스파링

참가자들이 어떤 이점을 얻으려고 하는 논쟁

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đấu tập

một cuộc tranh luận trong đó những người tham gia đang cố gắng đạt được một số lợi thế

🇹🇭Thai

ซ้อม

ข้อโต้แย้งที่ผู้เข้าร่วมพยายามแสวงหาผลประโยชน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

perdebatan

sebuah argumen di mana para peserta mencoba untuk mendapatkan keuntungan

🇲🇾Malay

bertanding

hujah di mana peserta cuba mendapatkan beberapa kelebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السجال

حجة يحاول فيها المشاركون الحصول على بعض المزايا

🇮🇷Persian

مبارزه

بحثی که در آن شرکت کنندگان در تلاش برای به دست آوردن مزیت هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

fikir tartışması

katılımcıların bazı avantajlar elde etmeye çalıştıkları bir tartışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספרינג

ויכוח שבו המשתתפים מנסים להשיג יתרון מסוים

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