boxing
pronunciation
How to pronounce boxing in British English:
UK [ˈbɒksɪŋ]
How to pronounce boxing in American English:
US [ˈbɑːksɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- fighting with the fists
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
Word Origin
- boxing (n.)
- "fighting with the fists as a sport," 1711, verbal noun from box (v.2).
Example
- 1. Boxing became one of roosevelt 's hobbies through adulthood .
- 2. But locals reckon that plum flower boxing could give them a boost .
- 3. If they are boxing , they are hares !
- 4. I had been in a boxing ring with my madness .
- 5. He introduced science to the game boxing .