luging

1 8.5

A winter sport of riding a small sled on your back, feet first, down an ice track

noun
/ˈluːdʒɪŋ/

: luge

Every winter, we look forward to the luging competition at the local sports complex.
street luging

Examples

It's the heli-skiing, [ Yells ] volCano luging, shark diving.

Along Came Polly (2004)
Orwill this BASE-jumping, CroCodile-wrestling, shark-diving, volCano-luging, bear-fighting, snake-wrangling, motocross-racing bastard die?

Along Came Polly (2004)
While competing in luging, the athlete navigated the icy corners with precision.
She discovered her passion for luging after watching the Winter Olympics.

Synonyms

sledding

vsluging

13 1.4

The activity of riding a sled down a snowy hill

is a specialised ice-track sport on a small supine craft ridden feet first

How Fast

luging

1 8.5

bobsleigh

3 6.9

tobogganing

1 4.7

sledding

13 1.4

Surface Forms

luge singular

luges plural

Morphology

luging = luge (transparent) = luge + ing

The noun clearly refers to the activity of luge + -ing, with a straightforward relationship to the base verb.

Etymology

Luging comes from the French word luge, which means 'sled', so the name points to riding a small sled while lying down and going feet-first down an icy track.