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elbowing

SayEL-boh-ingUS/ˈɛlboʊɪŋ/UK/ˈɛlbəʊɪŋ/

Pluralelbowings

2 meanings of elbowing

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A push or knock given to someone with your elbow.

    Like a gentle bump from someone's arm to move you aside in a crowd.

    She gave him a quick elbowing to get his attention.

    There was a lot of pushing and elbowing in the line.

    Similarnudge, jab, jostling, pushing

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of elbow. Use this -ing form when someone is pushing with their elbow right now.

    He was elbowing his way through the packed hallway.

    The players kept elbowing each other near the goal.

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elbowing is a form of elbow

elbow, verb: To push or nudge someone, often to get past them. Full entry

Forms
elbowelbows he/she/itelbowing -ing formelbowed past tense, past participle
Spelling
elbow → elbowing: add -ing

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