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snowboarding

snowboarding

24 2.2
A sport where you slide down a snowy slope standing on a wide board
  • noun
  • /ˈsnoʊˌbɔːrdɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : snowboard
  • You remember when I broke my collarbone snowboarding?
  • the sport of snowboarding
  • snowboarding or surfing

Likewise with snowboarding or skiing or cycling.

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Examples

  • Last night's movie has given him an even greater craving for the mountains and snowboarding.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • We spend that time mostly surfing, snowboarding, hiking, making art, cooking, and meeting new people in small places.

    Blog text (20)
  • I also did snowboarding for seven years.

  • Besides, he had always wanted to try snowboarding.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • When I'm not working, you can find me on the golf course or snowboarding.

    Blog text (7)
  • I enjoy a variety of sports, including soccer, snowboarding, paintballing, and swimming.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I know if it hadn't been for snowboarding here in Utah, I'd have gone crazy by now.

    Blog text (24)
  • That's the biggest snowboarding competition in Tyrol.

  • But I've been watching like YouTube videos, like snowboarding videos, like all week, just pumping myself up.

  • Last year, about 4.3 million Americans participated in snowboarding on snowy slopes across the country.

How Extreme

freestyler
  • Specialized
6.0
snowboarding
  • UK
24 2.2

Surface Forms

snowboarding singular
snowboardings plural

Morphology

snowboarding = snowboard (transparent) = snow + board + ing

The word is a regular noun formed from the compound 'snowboard' plus '-ing', and the meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Snowboarding is simply made from snow and board, so picture riding a board over snow like surfing or skateboarding. That is why it means 'riding a board down a snow-covered slope'.