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surfboarding

surfboarding

1 2.5
A sport of riding a board on a wave toward the shore
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrfˌbɔrdɪŋ/
translation icon : surf
  • After taking lessons, she quickly became skilled at surfboarding and could ride the largest waves.

Examples

  • Do you know anything about surfboarding?

    From Here to Eternity (1953)

  • - Bill here was telling me about surfboarding.

    From Here to Eternity (1953)

  • Many people flock to the beach in summer to enjoy surfboarding on the waves.

  • The thrill of surfboarding comes from gliding down the face of a wave towards the shore.

Synonyms

surfing
vssurfboarding
93 1.3

Riding on a board on waves toward the shore

focuses on riding toward shore without specifying the rider's stance
surfriding
vssurfboarding
3.6

A sport of standing on a board while waves take you toward the shore

is the same meaning but used as an alternative name

How Intense

bodysurfing
1 3.4
surfboarding
1 2.5

Surface Forms

surfboarding singular
surfboardings plural

Morphology

surfboarding = surfboard (transparent) = surf + board + ing

The noun is transparently formed from the familiar base noun 'surfboard' plus the activity suffix '-ing'.

Etymology

The word surfboarding combines surf (the breaking sea 'waves') and board (a 'flat piece of wood' you stand on). So it literally means riding a board on the waves.