Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
golfing

golfing

3 1.0
Playing a sport where you hit a small ball into holes on a grassy course
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɔlfɪŋ/
translation icon : golf
  • After work, he often goes golfing with his friends to unwind.

Or would you, do you like putt putt golfing or do you like top golf?

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • This summer, I plan to take up golfing and play at the local course.

  • Golfing skill was not a prerequisite for participation.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Don't dress like you're golfing even when you're golfing.

  • SO THE GUYS ARE GOING GOLFING FOR FATHER'S DAY, AND I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD GO WITH THEM?

    Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014)

  • WARD KEEPS THREATENING TO TAKE ME GOLFING WITH YOU GUYS.

    Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014)

  • Many people enjoy golfing as a relaxing way to spend their weekends.

Synonyms

golf game
vsgolfing
15 1.2

A sport on a large outdoor course where players use clubs to hit a small ball into holes

is the general activity rather than one specific match
round of golf
vsgolfing
10 2.3

An occasion of playing all holes on a golf course, usually 18 holes

is the general ongoing activity rather than a single occasion

How Competitive

golfing
3 1.0

Surface Forms

golfing singular
golfings plural

Morphology

golfing = golf (transparent) = golf + ing

The meaning is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'golf' with the suffix '-ing', referring to the activity of playing golf.

Etymology

Golfing comes from golf, a game that started in Scotland, and the name probably comes from an old Dutch word kolf meaning 'club', the stick used to hit the ball. So, golf is literally a 'club' game, and golfing simply means playing that game.