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Showing words for SPARRING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Sparring

sparring

7 Letter Words for Sparring

aspring, parings, parring, parsing, rasping, sarring, sparing, spraing

6 Letter Words for Sparring

arsing, gnarrs, grains, graips, grasni, pagris, paring, pisang, prangs, raping, raring, saprin, saring, spaing, spinar, spiran, sprain, sprang, spring

5 Letter Words for Sparring

agrin, airns, aping, argin, arris, gains, gairs, garni, girns, girrs, gnarr, gnars, grain, graip, grans, grasp, grias, grins, grips, naris, ngapi, nigra, nipas, pagri, pains, pairs, pangi, pangs, paris, parrs, parsi, pians, pinas, pings, pirns, prang, prigs, ragis, rains, rings, sapin, sapir, sarin, sarip, signa, sirra, spain, spair, spang, spina, spira, sprag, sprig

4 Letter Words for Sparring

agin, agni, ains, airn, airs, anis, ansi, apis, aris, arni, arri, asin, gain, gair, gaps, gari, garn, gars, gasp, gins, girn, girr, gnar, gran, gras, grin, grip, gris, inga, insp, iran, nagi, nags, naig, nais, naps, narr, nasi, ngai, nipa, nips, pain, pair, pais, pang, pans, pari, parr, pars, pasi, pian, pias, pigs, pina, ping, pins, pirn, pirr, pirs, pisa, prag, prig, prin, psia, psig, ragi, rags, rain, rais, rang, raps, rasp, rias, riga, rigs, ring, rins, ripa, rips, risp, sain, saip, sair, sang, sari, sian, sign, sina, sing, snag, snap, snar, snig, snip, spag, span, spar, spig, spin

3 Letter Words for Sparring

agr, ags, ain, air, ais, ans, apr, arg, arn, arr, ars, asg, asp, gan, gap, gar, gas, gin, gis, gnp, gns, gps, gra, grr, grs, ign, ing, ins, ipr, ips, ira, irs, isn, nag, nap, nar, nas, nig, nip, nis, pan, par, pas, pia, pig, pin, pir, pis, prn, prs, psi, rag, rai, ran, rap, ras, ria, rig, rin, rip, rna, rps, sag, sai, san, sap, sar, sig, sin, sip, sir, spa, sri

Definitions for Sparring

[1] Nautical . a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
[2] Aeronautics . a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
[3] to provide or make with spars.
[4] (of boxers) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, especially as a part of training.
[5] to box, especially with light blows.
[6] to strike or attack with the feet or spurs, as gamecocks do.
[7] to bandy words; dispute.
[8] a motion of sparring.
[9] a boxing match.
[10] a dispute.
[11] any piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc (as modifier ) a spar buoy
[12] a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
[13] boxing martial arts to fight using light blows, as in training
[14] to dispute or argue
[15] (of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
[16] an unaggressive fight
[17] an argument or wrangle
[18] informal a close friend
[19] any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable Related adjective: spathic

Words related to Sparring

sparcontend, quarrel, argue, bicker, wrangle, dispute, contest, box, fight

Words nearby Sparring

sparspanner, spanrail, spanspek, spansule, spanworm, spar, spar buoy, spar deck, spar varnish, spar with, sparable

Origin of Sparring

21350–1400; Middle English: orig., thrust (noun and v.); perhaps akin to spur1

Other words from Sparring

spar·like , adjective

Word origin for Sparring

C16: from Middle Low German spar; related to Old English spærstān; see feldspar

Synonyms for Sparring

argue, bicker, contend, quarrel, wrangle, contest, dispute