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surfriding

surfriding

3.6
A sport of standing on a board while waves take you toward the shore
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrˌfraɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : surf
  • She took lessons to improve her surfriding skills during their Hawaiian vacation.

Examples

  • Many beach towns host annual surfriding competitions that attract athletes from around the world.

  • Early mornings are best for surfriding because the waves are usually calmer and more consistent.

  • I love surfriding in the summer.

  • Have you tried surfriding at Malibu?

  • Many beach towns host annual surfriding competitions that attract athletes from around the world.

  • She took lessons to improve her surfriding skills during their Hawaiian vacation.

  • Early mornings are best for surfriding because the waves are usually calmer and more consistent.

Synonyms

surfing
vssurfriding
93 1.3

Riding on a board on waves toward the shore

means the same but is a different common name
surfboarding
vssurfriding
1 2.5

A sport of riding a board on a wave toward the shore

means the same but is an alternative word form

Surface Forms

surfriding singular
surfridings plural

Morphology

surfriding = surf + ride (transparent) = surf + ride

Clear compound of 'surf' + 'ride' whose meaning ('riding on a surfboard') is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Surfriding is simply surf + riding: surf means the 'breaking waves' near the shore (as in surfboard) and riding means 'to sit on or stand on something while it moves'. So surfriding is riding a board on the top of a wave toward the shore.