brushing back

A form of brush back — To throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brush back
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APA

brushing back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20back

MLA

“brushing back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brushing back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20back.

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