空から振ぶり

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空振りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

swing and a miss; whiff

Primarily used in baseball for a batter swinging at a pitch and missing. Also used in other sports where a swing fails to connect.

Related words

失しっ敗ぱいN4sense 3
失敗 is the general word for failure or a mistake, while 空振り specifically evokes an attempt that misses its target entirely, like a swung bat missing the ball.
外はずれN1
空振り literally means a swing that misses (as in baseball) and figuratively an attempt that fails, while 外れ is the broader term for any miss, dud, or blank.
すか
空振り describes an attempt that comes to nothing (like a swing that misses), close to すか's sense of a failed effort producing no result.
不ふ発はつ
空振り literally means a swing-and-miss and is used for an effort that produces no effect, while 不発 focuses on something failing to ignite or launch, whether literal or metaphorical.

Opposites

命めい中ちゅうN1sense 1
命中 means hitting the target squarely, the opposite of 空振り, which means swinging and missing it.
成せい功こうN4sense 3
成功 means an effort succeeds, whereas 空振り (figuratively) means the effort comes to nothing.
クリーンヒット
空振り is a swing that completely misses the ball, the opposite outcome to a solid クリーンヒット.

Don't confuse with

見み逃のがし sense 1
見逃し is letting a pitch go by without swinging (a called strike), while 空振り is an active swing that fails to connect.
空から回まわり sense 3
空回り describes effort or wheels spinning without any traction or progress, while 空振り describes a single swing or attempt that simply misses its mark.