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centring

noun
Quick answer

As a noun, centring means (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back.

Meanings of centring

2 meanings

verb

Present participle of centre

noun

  1. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

    “the quarterback fumbled the snap”

    Similar: centering, snap

  2. The concentration of attention or energy on something

    “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”

    “he had no direction in his life”

    Similar: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering

Alternative form of centering

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing i…
centeringsnap
noun: the concentration of attention or energy on something
focusfocusingfocussingfocal pointdirectioncentering

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