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To drive small open four-wheeled vehicles fast around a track
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑːrtɪŋ/
: correr en karts
  • We decided to go karting this weekend to enjoy some fast-paced fun.

Examples

  • So at this stage, we're currently thinking of going like go karting tomorrow, maybe going bowling, maybe go and play golf.

  • But yeah, I was discovering that little things like going go karting, going out for dinner with a friend, going to some movies, Yeah.

  • The local track offers a great place for karting with friends and family.

  • On sunny afternoons, many people enjoy karting to experience the thrill of racing.

Surface Forms

karting infinitive
karted past
karted past participle
karting present participle
kartings third person singular

Morphology

karting = kart (transparent) = kart + ing

Present-participle/-gerund formation from the verb 'kart' showing ongoing action.

Etymology

The word karting comes from kart, a short form of the familiar word cart, meaning a 'small wheeled vehicle'. So to kart or to be karting is to drive or race those small go-karts for fun or sport.