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HURDLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hurdling mean?
• HURDLING (noun)
The noun HURDLING has 1 sense:
1. a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
Familiarity information: HURDLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
hurdle race; hurdles; hurdling
Hypernyms ("hurdling" is a kind of...):
track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))
Derivation:
hurdle (jump a hurdle)
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