sparring

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of spar

noun

  1. The act of one who spars.
    Albeit he is under the influence of the magic juice, Lysander's words to Hermia — once he has switched his romantic allegiance to Helena — are bitter, cruel. At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts. 2010, Kenneth Tucker, Shakespeare and Jungian Typology: A Reading of the Plays, page 48

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