submarining

submarining

1. present participle and gerund of submarine

submarining (uncountable)

1. The design, construction and use of submarines

submarining (not comparable)

1. Tending to strike unexpectedly, in the fashion of one who submarines
   • 2007 August 6, Ray Glier, “Braves Feel Good About New Faces, and So Do Fans”, in New York Times‎:

     The only reliever who has yet to drive into a rut is the 28-year-old rookie Peter Moylan, a submarining right-hander from Australia with swirling tattoos on his thick right arm.

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