boxing

Other forms of boxing

plural

boxings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boxing

What does boxing mean?

boxing means "fighting with the fists". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in boxing?

boxing has 2 syllables: box-ing. The stress falls on "box". In IPA it is /ˈbɑksɪŋ/.

What is another word for boxing?

Close synonyms include pugilism, fisticuffs, packing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boxing a common word?

boxing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.