Quarterbacking
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of playing as a quarterback uncountable
- 2 The action of making criticisms after the event US, uncountable
"Plenty of past seasons’ events could look ill-conceived in the critical eye of Monday-morning quarterbacking, but previously, the show had earned the benefit of the doubt that missteps on the part of supposedly intelligent characters were a plausible lack of in-world foresight."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of quarterback form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Plenty of past seasons’ events could look ill-conceived in the critical eye of Monday-morning quarterbacking, but previously, the show had earned the benefit of the doubt that missteps on the part of supposedly intelligent characters were a plausible lack of in-world foresight."
Etymology
From quarterback + -ing.
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