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to rollerblade

to rollerblade

7 3.7
To move on skates with wheels in one line
  • verb
  • /ˈroʊlərˌbleɪd/
translation icon : patinar en línea
  • I want to learn how to rollerblade.
  • go rollerblading
  • learn to rollerblade
  • rollerblade in the park

Examples

  • She loves to rollerblade in the park every Saturday afternoon.

  • I think I'm going to rollerblade on home now because I don't really want to be involved in this anymore, at all.

  • The weather during the winter would often prevent him from being able to rollerblade.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Oh, wear pads when you rollerblade.

  • I changed in the car and, uh, and I rollerbladed from there.

  • 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.

  • He decided to rollerblade instead of walk to his friend's house.

Synonyms

to skate
vsto rollerblade
305 1.0

To move smoothly using shoes with blades or wheels on a smooth surface

is specific to a single row of wheels, not all foot sliding methods
to roller skate
vsto rollerblade
4 2.7

To move on shoes that have small wheels under them for fun or sport

is specific to a single row of wheels for inline movement

Antonyms

Stay upright in one place without moving

Compounds

8 3.8

A type of skate with wheels in a single line used for moving on smooth ground

How Fast

to rollerblade
7 3.7
to skate
305 1.0
to glide
89 2.9

Surface Forms

rollerblade infinitive
rollerbladed past participle
rollerblading present participle
rollerblades third person singular

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.