skating
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
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patinaje
- Our boys are going to have a birthday party at the skating rink.
- ice skating
- figure skating
- a skating rink
So like surfing, dirt bikes, skating, going out there and just blowing off some steam.
- So like surfing, dirt bikes, skating, going out there and just blowing off some steam.
- So that's when skating took to the underground and, and became more St.
- But I didn't have the background in skating.
- And you use your skating is like a micrometer.
- She does a pair ice skating, so her and her partner.
- Like, no, no, I figure skating like inline inline skating.
- Is there like, I guess that that tie with hip hop and skating that you appreciate?
- And when we've done that, we've learned the antidote to skating, sinking or sidelining ourselves.
- And also, are there Zambonis for their eyes like in skating?
Examples
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One night after a skating party, I offered to see her home.
Fiction book (1996) -
As noted previously, females enjoy skating for the same reasons that males do.
Academic text (1996) -
In some classes, we would have free skating the whole class time.
Academic text (1998) -
The first time we went ice skating.
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When I was little, roller skating in my driveway, I fell.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'll meet you at the skating rink later.
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I want to go ice-skating.
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They compete in skating contests on a regular basis.
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The annual Winterfest speed-skating races will begin in five minutes.
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She enjoys skating at the local rink every weekend.
Synonyms
28
3.1
A sport where people skate on ice and do jumps, spins, and graceful moves
22
1.0
Moving on ice while wearing boots with metal blades
10
3.0
Skating on inline skates for fun or exercise
4
3.0
A sport where people race on ice skates around an oval track to get the fastest time
3
1.6
An activity of moving on shoes with small wheels
1
3.5
Skating on shoes with wheels for exercise or fun
Compounds
4
3.0
A sport where people race on ice skates around an oval track to get the fastest time
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word skating comes from the base skate, which comes from an old Norse word skata meaning 'to glide'. So skating is literally 'gliding' on skates, like when you 'slide' over ice, which explains the modern meaning of moving smoothly and swiftly on skates.