to rollerblade
- verb
- /ˈroʊlərˌbleɪd/
- I want to learn how to rollerblade.
- go rollerblading
- learn to rollerblade
- rollerblade in the park
Examples
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She loves to rollerblade in the park every Saturday afternoon.
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I think I'm going to rollerblade on home now because I don't really want to be involved in this anymore, at all.
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The weather during the winter would often prevent him from being able to rollerblade.
Academic text (1998) -
Oh, wear pads when you rollerblade.
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I changed in the car and, uh, and I rollerbladed from there.
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Stephen's only physical activity was to rollerblade, either with a friend or on his own, and only occasionally when he felt like it.
Academic text (1998) -
We love to rollerblade together and play volleyball, tennis, ping pong, and Ultimate Frisbee together.
Blog text (23) -
Phreak, Dade, and Cereal are rollerblading through the halls of an apartment building that is filled with graffiti.
Fiction book (1995) -
During the summer, they often rollerblade along the waterfront.
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He decided to rollerblade instead of walk to his friend's house.
Synonyms
To move smoothly using shoes with blades or wheels on a smooth surface
To move on shoes that have small wheels under them for fun or sport
Antonyms
Compounds
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rollerblade comes from the brand Rollerblade and from two simple parts: roller 'to move by rolling' and blade 'a long thin edge'. So, to rollerblade is to move on skates that have a single row of wheels.