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What does verbal sparring mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of trading barbs between two individuals, in either a humorous or non-humorous manner.
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He doesn't hesitate to engage in verbal sparring matches with his students in order to teach them that mastering language is in itself a path to change.
We focus on giving our customers professional advice and verbal sparring to ensure the right choice of water treatment equipment.
Verstappen, who is not afraid of verbal sparring, relied succinctly.
The cop plays cat-and-mouse with the robbers, knocking them off one by one, all the while carrying on a verbal sparring match with the ringleader via walkie-talkie.
Undoubtedly, the appropriate pastoral response will neither be debate nor verbal sparring and certainly not a didactic or magisterial discourse.
It was named after Queen Victoria's favourite verbal sparring partner, the Earl of Beaconsfield.

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