shadowboxing

/ˈʃæd·oʊ ˌbɑk·sɪŋ/ n [U]

Definition

› the exercise of boxing without a partner by hitting at the air with your hands as if another person were boxing with you

(Definition of shadowboxing n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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