shadowboxing

1. 1.

   sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)

   Broaderexercise

Other forms of shadowboxing

plural

shadowboxings·

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 shadowboxing

What does shadowboxing mean?

shadowboxing means "sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)".

How many syllables are in shadowboxing?

shadowboxing has 4 syllables and divides as sha-dow-box-ing under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.