shadow-boxing
noun/ˈʃædəʊ bɒksɪŋ/
/ˈʃædəʊ bɑːksɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the activity of boxing with an imaginary opponent, especially for physical exercise or in order to train
- (figurative) The two candidates engaged in shadow-boxing before the election.
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