vacationing
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2.2
- noun
- /vəˈkeɪʃənɪŋ/
- US
:
vacacionar
- If you hate the costs associated with vacationing, take cheaper vacations.
This would be my first vacation with a girlfriend.
- This would be my first vacation with a girlfriend.
- This smells like summers and vacationing at hotels with pools and water parks.
- You might not take a full blown vacation, but yeah.
- The phones, the gadgets for people who can afford them, the vacations, the expensive theme park days.
- Well, you know, taking needless flights for vacations.
- And what we are going on is from a cruise ship, which was our vacation.
- It was only like, it was just like fighting and driving and no sex or vacationing.
- It could be make more money, get them gifts, do nice things for them, take them on big vacations.
- And then and then, like now it's, you know, my vacations are better than, you know, if I, if I weren't a billionaire.
- And that spike aligns with Memorial Day and Memorial Week vacationing, which is a couple of weeks just before all the spiking started happening.
Examples
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You may prefer vacationing during the winter weather.
Blog text (33) -
Methods for vacationing in the area or abroad
Blog text (31) -
This would be my first vacation with a girlfriend.
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There's nothing dangerous about vacationing in Spain
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It's great for vacationing where I can get outside and do touristy things or go hiking and fishing.
Blog text (26) -
This smells like summers and vacationing at hotels with pools and water parks.
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A cursory review of Japanese tourism readily reveals the current popular spots for vacationing enjoyment.
Academic text (1997) -
It is a typical 30's luxury ocean liner, filled with vacationing tourists.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long year of work, many people look forward to vacationing at the beach with their families.
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She loves vacationing in new countries to explore different cultures and cuisines.
Synonyms
160
1.6
A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover
146
1.1
Going from one place to another, often over a distance
122
2.7
An activity you do for fun or to relax
100
1.3
Time not spent working when you can relax or do things you enjoy
52
3.0
A short trip to relax and leave daily routine
12
2.0
Free time when you are not working and can relax or do things you like
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2.7
A short trip people take over the weekend to relax
3
3.9
A vacation at home or nearby instead of traveling
1
3.0
A journey taken to enjoy yourself rather than for work
1
2.1
A holiday for rest and quiet with few planned activities
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vacationing comes from the older word vacation, which comes from the Latin vacare, meaning 'to be empty' or 'free'. Think of a vacant room that is 'empty', and a vacation is a time when your work schedule is empty and you are free to rest or travel.