racing
- noun
- /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
- The excitement of horse racing draws fans from all over the country.
- wheelchair racing
- car racing
- horse racing
This is what racing in the GSSSL is like.
- This is what racing in the GSSSL is like.
- To see what other kinds of slot car racing there were.
- No dragging drag racing on the off streets.
Examples
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There's a lot more to racing than just winning.
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They're made for car racing.
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What is it about racing that you love so much?
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First, there was racing to determine whose car was the fastest as new models were designed.
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They discovered a common interest: horse racing.
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The early 1980s saw the development of more sophisticated racing wheelchairs and training techniques.
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Toe-to-toe, wheel-to-wheel, this is epic racing to finish off the season.
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There are several types of competitions, including car crushing, symmetrical track racing, and freestyle events.
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Gerty took a six-month hiatus from racing in 1913.
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I remembered the inclement day, the racing wind, and the scattered showers that had dampened nobody's enthusiasm.
Fiction book (1990)
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A horse race where horses pull small two-wheeled carts while trotting or pacing
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Racing comes from the word race, which long ago meant a quick 'rush' or running very fast and comes from an old Norse word. So, racing is the sport of trying to be the fastest to reach the finish line.