submarining

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submarining

  1. present participle and gerund of submarine

Noun[edit]

submarining (uncountable)

  1. The design, construction and use of submarines

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Adjective[edit]

submarining (not comparable)

  1. Tending to strike unexpectedly, in the fashion of one who submarines
    • 2007 August 6, Ray Glier, “Braves Feel Good About New Faces, and So Do Fans”, in New York Times[1]:
      The only reliever who has yet to drive into a rut is the 28-year-old rookie Peter Moylan, a submarining right-hander from Australia with swirling tattoos on his thick right arm.

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