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HURDLING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

Synonyms:

hurdle race; hurdles; hurdling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("hurdling" is a kind of...):

track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))

Derivation:

hurdle (jump a hurdle)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb hurdle

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