And Todd, we'd like to have a private word with you before you start sparring.
Smith, Mitchell STONE CITY
Everyone stood about in the open, smoking or sparring with a friend.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
`He's Ferocity's younger brother, you know, and they say she used him as a sort of sparring partner when both of them were fledglings.
Hocke, Martin THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
All related terms of 'sparring'
spar
If you spar with someone, you box using fairly gentle blows instead of hitting your opponent hard , either when you are training or when you want to test how quickly your opponent reacts .
sparred
to fight using light blows, as in training
sparring match
a practice boxing match
sparring partner
A boxer's sparring partner is another boxer who he or she fights regularly in training.
sparring session
A session of a particular activity is a period of that activity.