Meanings
nounshadowboxing (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shadowbox
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 影子拳
- 影子拳form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Czech stínový box
- stínový boxform of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Finnish varjonyrkkeily
- varjonyrkkeilyform of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
German Schattenboxen
- Schattenboxenform of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Japanese シャドーボクシング
- シャドーボクシング (shadōbokushingu)form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Swedish skuggboxning
- skuggboxningform of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Turkish gölge boksu
- gölge boksuform of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent
Cite this entry
APA
shadowboxing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowboxing
MLA
“shadowboxing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowboxing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadowboxing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadowboxing.
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