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tobogganing

tobogganing

1 4.7
An activity of sliding down a snowy or icy hill on a small sled
  • noun
  • /təˈbɑːɡənɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : trineo
  • He blasts him before he can get a shot off—the Fukes' lifeless body tobogganing down to land at Chen's feet.
  • tobogganing hill
  • Tobogganing Club
  • go tobogganing

Examples

  • Want to go tobogganing?

    Surviving Christmas (2004)

  • Tobogganing.

    A Quiet Passion (2016)

  • - We're gonna go tobogganing.

    Surviving Christmas (2004)

  • We even might have gotten sick without tobogganing.

    Surviving Christmas (2004)

  • They might have done some tobogganing there.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • If Judaism tells us to appreciate nature, then for God's sake go tobogganing on Shabbat afternoon.

    Blog text (23)

  • I don't know, two guys riding a toboggan, They might just kiss.

  • - Tobogganing?

    Surviving Christmas (2004)

  • Every winter, families flock to the hills for tobogganing, sliding down the snowy slopes with laughter.

  • During the holiday break, we spent the day tobogganing on the frozen hills near our town.

Synonyms

snowboarding
vstobogganing
  • UK
24 2.2

A sport where you slide down a snowy slope standing on a wide board

is practiced sitting or lying on a long flat runner instead of standing
sledding
vstobogganing
  • US
13 1.4

The activity of riding a sled down a snowy hill

is done on a long flat runner rather than sitting or lying

How Fast

luge
  • UK
2 8.6
bobsledding
  • US
2 4.7
tobogganing
  • US
1 4.7
sledding
  • US
13 1.4

Surface Forms

tobogganing singular
tobogganings plural

Morphology

tobogganing = toboggan (transparent) = toboggan + ing

Standard formation from the verb 'toboggan' with -ing denoting the activity; learners who know 'toboggan' will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word tobogganing comes from toboggan, a word taken from an Indigenous language of eastern Canada that meant 'a long, low sled'. Think of it as sliding on a simple sled down a snowy hill, which is exactly what tobogganing is today.