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Noun: hurdling  hur-d(u)l-ing
  1. A footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
    "She won the 100-meter hurdling with a record-breaking time";
    - hurdles, hurdle race
Verb: hurdle  hur-d(u)l
  1. (sport) jump a hurdle
    "She hurdled over the obstacles with ease"

Derived forms: hurdlings

Type of: overleap [archaic], track event, vault

Encyclopedia: Hurdling

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