body
noun
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
bodying
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present participleof body.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I thought they really started bodying us on drives, bumping us on drives,” Willard said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Morgan controlled an overhead ball by bodying defender Clare Polkinghorne.
From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2019
Beverley was physical and verbal during the game, bodying up Ball constantly and shoving him once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2017
Notice the toughnesss--not just Iguodala and Green, but Barnes, Livingston, even Curry bodying up on Lebron?
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2016
They accepted the science of their day as true, and they utilized that science for the sake of bodying forth the moral and spiritual insights to which they had attained.
From Understanding the Scriptures by Francis John McConnell
