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skiing

skiing

11 1.0
A sport of sliding over snow on skis
  • noun
  • /ˈskiːɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : esquí
  • Skiing is a very dangerous sport.
  • ALPINE SKIING
  • FREESTYLE SKIING
  • Skiing Championships

He did handball, I did some rugby, skiing, swimming, wrestling.

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Examples

  • He has been skiing since he was a child, and every winter he looks forward to hitting the slopes.

  • So yeah, I think we'll have to go skiing again very soon.

  • This is people's first time skiing, so we'll see how we go.

  • Skiing is what everyone does these days.

  • Skiing is a popular sport that requires an appreciation of the inherent dangers involved.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I'm going skiing in March and it's opposite Mont Blanc.

  • Natasha Richardson, Liam Neeson's wife, was skiing a number of years ago.

  • Skiing is a skiing is a popular winter sport enjoyed by many people around the world.

  • After a long day of skiing, we sat by the fire to warm up and share stories about our adventures.

Synonyms

cross-country skiing
vsskiing
  • UK
4 3.5

To ski long distances across open countryside rather than down hills

is general gliding over snow rather than long-distance travel
ski jumping
vsskiing
  • UK
1 3.7

A winter sport where people slide down a ramp on skis and fly to gain distance and style points

is general gliding over snow rather than aerial distance and style
skijoring
vsskiing
  • US
1 9.8

A winter sport where a person on skis is pulled by a horse, dog or vehicle

is general gliding under own movement rather than being towed
freeskiing
vsskiing
1 5.4

A way of skiing using jumps and tricks in parks or natural areas

is general gliding over snow rather than trick performance

Compounds

5 2.8

A sport where a motorboat pulls a person on skis across water

To ski long distances across open countryside rather than down hills

2 2.2

An activity of standing on two long boards on water while a boat pulls you

2.7

A competition where people ski down a slope to be fastest

How Fast

ski race
  • UK
1 2.4
skiing
  • UK
11 1.0
freeskiing
1 5.4

Surface Forms

skiing singular
skiings plural

Morphology

skiing = ski (transparent) = ski + ing

The noun is a gerund/nominalization formed directly from the verb 'ski' with the productive suffix '-ing', so learners who know 'ski' will understand 'skiing'.

Etymology

Skiing comes from an old Norse word skíð meaning 'split piece of wood', because early skis were long wooden boards used to glide over snow. So skiing still means moving or sliding over snow on those long boards.