Footballing

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of football form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the sport of football. attributive, not-comparable

    "Newcastle had won both their previous fixtures in 2011 but were terribly disappointing at Broadhall Way against opponents 73 places below them in the footballing ladder."

Synonyms

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international footballaflamerican footballamphetamineassociation footballassociation football

Example

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"He is truly what you might call a footballing genius."

Etymology

From football + -ing.

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