shouldering Definition
- 1to accept or bear a responsibility or burden
- 2to push with the shoulder
Using shouldering: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "shouldering" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
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She is shouldering the responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings.
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The company is shouldering the cost of the project.
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He was shouldering his way through the crowd to get to the front.
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The football player was shouldering the opponent to gain possession of the ball.
shouldering Synonyms and Antonyms
Phrases with shouldering
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The manager decided to shoulder the blame for the team's loss.
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The volunteers worked shoulder to shoulder to help the victims of the disaster.
to watch what someone is doing, often in a way that is annoying or interfering
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I can't work with you looking over my shoulder all the time.
Summary: shouldering in Brief
The verb 'shouldering' [ˈʃoʊldərɪŋ] has two main meanings: accepting or bearing a responsibility or burden, as in 'She is shouldering the responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings,' and pushing with the shoulder, as in 'He was shouldering his way through the crowd to get to the front.' It also includes phrases like 'shoulder the blame,' meaning to take responsibility for something that has gone wrong, and 'shoulder to shoulder,' meaning side by side and working together with others towards a common goal.
