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  • 1. boxing
  • Rhymes with Boxing
  • Pronounce Boxing
  • Boxing in a sentence
  • Quotes about Boxing
  • 2. boxing
Table of Contents
  • 1. boxing
  • Rhymes with Boxing
  • Pronounce Boxing
  • Boxing in a sentence
  • Quotes about Boxing
  • 2. boxing
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. boxing

noun. ['ˈbɑːksɪŋ'] the enclosure of something in a package or box.

Synonyms

  • packing
  • bundling
  • envelopment
  • enclosing
  • enclosure

Antonyms

  • defend
  • surrender

Rhymes with Boxing

  • outfoxing

How do you pronounce boxing?

Pronounce boxing as ˈbɑksɪŋ.

US - How to pronounce boxing in American English

UK - How to pronounce boxing in British English

Sentences with boxing


1. Noun, singular or mass
Many people think that throwing the boxing gloves in the washer would get bad smells out.

2. Verb, gerund or present participle
The best way to keep boxing gloves fresh is to not let them get smelly in the first place.

Quotes about boxing


1. Never let go of a good thing without a fight. Especially if that good thing is a pair of boxing gloves.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

2. I’m not courageous. In fact, when I shadow box I wear boxing gloves that are outfitted with flashlights.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

3. The world will give you that once in awhile, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your beat-up life.
- Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees:

2. boxing

noun. ['ˈbɑːksɪŋ'] fighting with the fists.

Synonyms

  • contact sport
  • fisticuffs
  • sparring
  • in-fighting
  • fight
  • rope-a-dope
  • spar
  • professional boxing
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