roller skating
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈroʊlər ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
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patinaje sobre ruedas
- Last weekend, we went roller skating at the local rink and had a blast.
- go roller skating
- roller skating rink
And he was pleasant and he enjoyed the party and ate and enjoyed himself and did roller skating.
- And he was pleasant and he enjoyed the party and ate and enjoyed himself and did roller skating.
- At least there used to be the roller skating girl, you know, You see a couple young tits come out on some wheels, you know, make you touch a fucking crotch for a second.
- At least they used to be the roller skating girl, You know, you see a couple young tits come out on some wheels, you know, make you touch a fucking crotch for a second.
Examples
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You like roller-skating?
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I never used to go roller skating or do fun things like this because they didn't feel productive to my goals.
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When I first started roller-skating, I fell down a lot.
Fiction book (1990) -
But, Mommy, I wanna go roller skating...
Fiction book (1994) -
And I also told you we're going roller-skating.
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She enjoys dancing, cooking, and roller skating.
Blog text (30) -
He took her out to Coney Island, where they went roller-skating.
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We're going roller-skating.
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When I used to go roller-skating at Jackson Square to chase the pigeons, I'd see these skinny old dogs.
Fiction book (1990) -
Olivia, Courtney, Noah, Keith, Shane and Damian are all roller skating, laughing and smiling.
Synonyms
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1.1
Moving on skates over ice or a smooth surface for sport and fun
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3.0
Skating on inline skates for fun or exercise
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3.5
Skating on shoes with wheels for exercise or fun
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derived from combining 'roller' (wheel) and 'skating' (moving on skates): it denotes skating that involves wheels, which is a transparent compositional interpretation. This compound follows a straightforward noun-noun/verb-noun formation common across languages and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Roller skating comes from the simple image of shoes with small wheels called rollers so you can skate on hard ground instead of on ice. That's why it means 'the activity of moving on surfaces wearing shoes with small wheels attached to the bottom'.