pacing noun. ['peɪsɪŋ] LME.
[from PACE verb + -ING¹.]
1. The action of PACE verb. LME.

2. Cycling & Athletics. The action of tactical pacemaking, esp. of artificially increasing a competitor's speed by allowing him or her to proceed in the slipstream of a vehicle. Also, the action of distributing effort carefully over a race to ensure optimum performance, esp. by utilizing the wind resistance offered by other competitors. L19.

3. Harness-racing for pacers. M20.

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pacing ppl adjective. ['peɪsɪŋ] L16.
[from PACE verb + -ING².]
That paces; spec. (of a horse) that is a pacer, that takes part in pacing.

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