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shadowboxing
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n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent. vb. (present participle of shadowbox English)
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Shadowboxing (, Boy s tenyu ; literally "Fight with shadow") is a 2005 Russian 4-episode Sports drama movie. The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Denis Nikiforov , Yelena Panova , and Andrey Panin , and it was directed by Aleksey ...
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n. sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
Usage examples of shadowboxing.
It is not my intention to visit your office regularly for the next twenty years for the sole purpose of shadowboxing with you.
Lying there, he realizes he’s already positioned for the coffin, posed for eternity, and that recognition makes him roll up to his feet and begin his shadowboxing, working up a sweat.
Here he was, shadowboxing with unseen antagonists, and he still wasn't sure whether or not what he had found was his.
There was good air and light and I worked quite hard, skipping rope, shadowboxing, doing abdominal exercises lying on the floor in a patch of sunlight that came through the open window, and occasionally scaring the professor when we boxed.