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cricketing

adjective·EverydayBritish

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UK/ˈkrɪkɪtɪŋ/
US/ˈkrɪkətɪŋ/

Meaning

  1. adjectivebefore a nounBritish

    Connected with the sport of cricket, its players, history or traditions.

    Grammar: Used before a noun: a cricketing legend.

    Patterns

    • cricketing nation
    • cricketing history

    India is one of the great cricketing nations.

    He comes from a cricketing family.

    The old ground holds many cricketing memories.

Common combinations

cricketing nation
Australia is a proud cricketing nation.
cricketing legend
The cricketing legend signed autographs after the match.
cricketing history
The museum tells the story of cricketing history.
cricketing family
She grew up in a cricketing family.
cricketing career
His cricketing career lasted twenty years.

Synonyms and how they differ

cricket
Cricket can serve as a modifier too, as in cricket bat, but cricketing is more natural before abstract nouns such as nation or tradition.
sporting
Sporting is general to all sports, while cricketing refers only to cricket.

Word family

cricket noun
the bat-and-ball sport
cricketer noun
a person who plays cricket
cricket noun
also an insect that chirps

Commonly confused: cricketing or crickets?

cricketing vs crickets

Crickets are also the chirping insects, which are unrelated to the sport.

Practice

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