counteringn.
/ˈkaʊntərɪŋ/ The action of counter v.1
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first bloodc1540
guard1601
feint1684
in holds1713
shifting1793
rally1805
muzzler1811
one-two1811
stop1812
southpaw1813
fibbing1814
leveller1814
mouther1814
ribber1814
stomacher1814
teller1814
in-fighting1816
muzzling1819
weaving1821
out-fighting1831
arm guard1832
countering1858
counter1861
clinching1863
prop1869
clinch1875
right and left1887
hook-hit1890
hook1898
cross1906
lead1906
jolt1908
swing1910
body shot1918
head shot1927
bolo punch1950
snap-back1950
counterpunch1957
counterpunching1957
Ali shuffle1966
rope-a-dope1975
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table in Atlantic Monthly May 881/2 Feinting, dodging, stopping, hitting, countering,—little man's head not off yet.
1871 Daily News 1 Sept. The hardest hitting and the most slashing style of ‘countering’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
counteringadj.
That counters: see counter v.1 5.
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countering1889
rope-a-dope1975
1889 E. B. Michell Boxing in W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 165 The head of the leader-off, coming forward with his blow, is projected in an utterly defenceless condition on to the countering fist.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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countering n.
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1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. C.iij There was counteryng of carollis in meter and verse.
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