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🏄 A water sport 🏄 To ride a board
to paddleboarding

to paddleboarding

3.8
To stand or kneel on a board and use a paddle to move on water
  • verb
  • /ˈpædəlˌbɔrdɪŋ/
translation icon : paddle surfear
  • Many people enjoy paddleboarding as a way to exercise and relax on the water.

Examples

  • She tried paddleboarding for the first time during her vacation in Hawaii.

  • Have you ever tried paddleboarding?

  • We spent the afternoon paddleboarding along the river, enjoying the peaceful scenery.

  • She loves paddleboarding on sunny days.

  • We spent the afternoon paddleboarding along the river, enjoying the peaceful scenery.

  • She tried paddleboarding for the first time during her vacation in Hawaii.

  • Many people enjoy paddleboarding as a way to exercise and relax on the water.

Synonyms

to paddleboard
vsto paddleboarding
1 3.7

To move on water while standing or kneeling using a paddle

focuses on taking part in the activity rather than only the movement

How Active

surfing
93 1.3
to kayak
3 2.7
to paddleboarding
3.8
paddling
5 2.8
floating
6 1.6

Surface Forms

paddleboarding infinitive
paddleboarded past
paddleboarded past participle
paddleboarding present participle
paddleboards third person singular

Morphology

paddleboarding = paddleboard (transparent) = paddle + board + ing

Present participle formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'paddleboard' (a verb derived from the noun), so the action meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Paddleboarding is built from paddle ('a flat tool for moving water') and board ('a flat piece you stand on'), so to paddleboard is to move across water while standing or kneeling on a board and using a paddle.