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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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The romance soon turns rocky, though the verbal sparring never wanes.
The ensuing verbal sparring between the men moved fast.
We focus on giving our customers professional advice and verbal sparring to ensure the right choice of water treatment equipment.
The verbal sparring and playful banter with her is really starting to ratchet up some interesting tension.
Undoubtedly, the appropriate pastoral response will neither be debate nor verbal sparring and certainly not a didactic or magisterial discourse.
After protracted verbal sparring followed by hand-to-hand combat, Harry defeats Riddle by stabbing the diary.

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