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skating

skating

228 1.1
Moving on skates over ice or a smooth surface for sport and fun
  • noun
  • /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
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  • Our boys are going to have a birthday party at the skating rink.
  • ice skating
  • figure skating
  • a skating rink

So like surfing, dirt bikes, skating, going out there and just blowing off some steam.

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Examples

  • One night after a skating party, I offered to see her home.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • As noted previously, females enjoy skating for the same reasons that males do.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In some classes, we would have free skating the whole class time.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The first time we went ice skating.

  • When I was little, roller skating in my driveway, I fell.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I'll meet you at the skating rink later.

  • I want to go ice-skating.

  • They compete in skating contests on a regular basis.

  • The annual Winterfest speed-skating races will begin in five minutes.

  • She enjoys skating at the local rink every weekend.

Synonyms

figure skating
vsskating
28 3.1

A sport where people skate on ice and do jumps, spins, and graceful moves

is about smooth swift movement rather than artistic performance and jumps
ice skating
vsskating
22 1.0

Moving on ice while wearing boots with metal blades

is the general activity of moving smoothly over surfaces with bladed or wheeled footwear
rollerblading
vsskating
10 3.0

Skating on inline skates for fun or exercise

is general activity using various wheeled or bladed footwear not brand specific
speed skating
vsskating
4 3.0

A sport where people race on ice skates around an oval track to get the fastest time

is general smooth swift movement for sport or leisure not always racing
roller skating
vsskating
3 1.6

An activity of moving on shoes with small wheels

is the broader activity of smooth swift movement not limited to small-wheeled shoes
blading
vsskating
  • UK
1 3.5

Skating on shoes with wheels for exercise or fun

is general smooth swift movement not limited to a single-line wheeled design

Compounds

A sport where people skate on ice and do jumps, spins, and graceful moves

22 1.0

Moving on ice while wearing boots with metal blades

14 2.2

A place with a smooth surface for ice or roller skating

A place with smooth ice where people skate or play hockey

A sport where people race on ice skates around an oval track to get the fastest time

An activity of moving on shoes with small wheels

How Fast

skating
228 1.1
rollerblading
10 3.0

Surface Forms

skating singular
skatings plural

Morphology

skating = skate (transparent) = skate + ing

The noun is a straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'skate' formed by '-ing', so learners who know 'skate' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word skating comes from the base skate, which comes from an old Norse word skata meaning 'to glide'. So skating is literally 'gliding' on skates, like when you 'slide' over ice, which explains the modern meaning of moving smoothly and swiftly on skates.