skateboarding
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈskeɪtˌbɔːrdɪŋ/
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monopatín
- The thrill of skateboarding comes from mastering new tricks and techniques.
- subculture of skateboarding
- sport of skateboarding
- skateboarding trick
It was the Internet of snowboarding and skateboarding, like the global Bible.
- It was the Internet of snowboarding and skateboarding, like the global Bible.
- Way easier than normal skateboarding, just a lot more dangerous.
- So you suck at skateboarding because you're afraid of pain.
- Maybe that would have avoided more impact, but things like skateboarding, boxing, they bring relief.
- And I decided that since I wasn't that great at skateboarding, that I would do crazy stunts.
- And she said when I found skateboarding, I really found a directive for that.
- My kid was very young and he was trying to do skateboarding.
- Then it was birds, then it was skateboarding.
- He likes skateboarding, math and basketball.
- But I was better at skateboarding.
Examples
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Josh signs an autograph for a kid at the skateboarding demo.
Fiction book (2002) -
And the beauty of skateboarding is that no one guy is the best.
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This dog is skateboarding at a skate park.
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Skateboarding should be a part of the Olympics.
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My brother used to spend hours skateboarding and I think Alfie did the same.
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Some controversy exists concerning whether skateboarding is truly a sport.
Academic text (2007) -
Given the current popularity of extreme sports such as skateboarding in this country, ongoing formal inquiry is certainly warranted.
Academic text (2007) -
We've actually got some footage of her as an early skateboarding prodigy.
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Many young people enjoy skateboarding at the local park, showing off their skills on ramps and rails.
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After school, my friends and I often go skateboarding to practice new tricks and have fun.
Surface Forms
Morphology
skateboarding = skateboard (transparent) = skate + ing
The word is a regular activity noun built from the transparent compound 'skateboard' plus '-ing'.
Etymology
Skateboarding comes from the parts skate and board; skate means 'to slide', as in ice skating, and board means 'a flat piece of wood', so the sport is literally riding and doing tricks on a sliding board, like surfing on land.