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Limbering is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Limbering in a sentence

Related words

Limbering | Limber | Limbered

Limbering meaning

present participle and gerund of limber

Using Limbering

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of limber
  • In the example corpus, limbering often appears in combinations such as: limbering up, is limbering.

Context around Limbering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Limbering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

he s limbering up for 1× johnson is limbering up for 1× olr is limbering up to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to louise 1× the comments confirm 1× with a large 1×

Common sentence endings:

in a deal 1× to step in 1× two more hands 1×

Words around Limbering

Just before it in the word index:

limberg 2 limbered 5 limber 18 limbed 21 limbe 25 limbdi 2

Just after it in the word index:

limberis 2 limbert 3 limbic 21 limbless 6 limbo 317 limboo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Limbering

  • In this selection, "limbering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include he s limbering up for and johnson is limbering up for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "limbering" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with limbering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The comments confirm expectations that the Government’s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) is limbering up to step in. (19 words)

With a large parliamentary majority, British PM Boris Johnson is limbering up for a marathon 11 months of trade talks with the EU, which may or may not result in a deal. (32 words)

According to Louise Magee, the moment he’s at Aintree, or Cheltenham, or anywhere he’s limbering up for a big race, he ‘sort of swells with excitement, grows in stature and immediately grows two more hands’. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Louise Magee, the moment he’s at Aintree, or Cheltenham, or anywhere he’s limbering up for a big race, he ‘sort of swells with excitement, grows in stature and immediately grows two more hands’. (37 words)

With a large parliamentary majority, British PM Boris Johnson is limbering up for a marathon 11 months of trade talks with the EU, which may or may not result in a deal. (32 words)

The comments confirm expectations that the Government’s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) is limbering up to step in. (19 words)

Example sentences (3)

With a large parliamentary majority, British PM Boris Johnson is limbering up for a marathon 11 months of trade talks with the EU, which may or may not result in a deal.

According to Louise Magee, the moment he’s at Aintree, or Cheltenham, or anywhere he’s limbering up for a big race, he ‘sort of swells with excitement, grows in stature and immediately grows two more hands’.

The comments confirm expectations that the Government’s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) is limbering up to step in.

Common combinations with limbering

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • limbering up 3×
  • is limbering 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "limbering" in a sentence?
An example: "With a large parliamentary majority, British PM Boris Johnson is limbering up for a marathon 11 months of trade talks with the EU, which may or may not result in a deal." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "limbering" from authentic English texts.
What does "limbering" mean?
Limbering means: present participle and gerund of limber
How many example sentences with "limbering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "limbering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.