hurdling
present participle ofhurdle
hurdle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈhɜː.dəl/us/ˈhɝː.dəl/torunin aracein which there are hurdles to bejumpedover, or tojumpover something whilerunning:
He hurdled thegateandscrambledup thehill.
Athletics
- blade
- decathlon
- discus
- DNF
- endurance
- faller
- finish line
- gun
- high jumper
- hurdle
- javelin
- obstacle course
- starter
- straight
- tape
- triple jumper
- ultra
- ultra-runner
- ultra-running
- ultramarathon
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Jumping
Examplesofhurdling
hurdling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I have not been able to discover whether she was trained inhurdlingthe previous year, before taking part in a race.
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He may wish to grow, let us say, hazel, because he wants a good deal ofhurdlingon his estate.
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That means that people should have become used to the stride in, the height and the technique necessary forhurdling.
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According to the school, she had received no training inhurdlingthis year.
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Bianca had volunteered to fill a vacancy in the schoolhurdlingteam.
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They can take uphurdling, for example.
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She specialised in thehurdling, the sprints and the discus throw events during her career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During his youth, he excelled at various sports including cricket, golf, tennis, sprinting andhurdling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He competed in the men's decathlon andhurdlingevents during his career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite having a talent forhurdling, his parents were initially hesitant in encouraging him to compete in track and field.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hurdlingevents and the steeplechase are a variation upon the flat running theme in that athletes must clear obstacles on the track during the race.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They look alike and have a similarhurdlingstyle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her horses won a total of 1,532 races in both flat andhurdling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bee also helps him to triumphs in rowing andhurdlingas well.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He finished hishurdlingcareer with a total of 20 wins from 33 starts.
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