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footballing en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English fot Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal Middle English fotbal English football English -ing English footballing From football + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (attributive, not-comparable) Relating to the sport of football.
    • 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. 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:

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es futbolístico (Translations)

footballing en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English fot Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal Middle English fotbal English football English -ing English footballing From football + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of football
    form of football