skating

noun

skat·​ing ˈskā-tiŋ How to pronounce skating (audio)
: the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates

Examples of skating in a Sentence

No skating is allowed in the parking lot. We used to go skating on the pond every winter.
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Driving the play a little more, using my skating, using the middle of the ice in the D-zone and the O-zone. Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Tae-hwan didn’t seem to care about her or left her behind when ice skating and didn’t seem interested in her conversations. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025 The skating community lost 18 skaters and 16 coaches, judges, and family members that day. Sarah Hughes, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025 Lane, his mother as well as other budding skating stars, their families and coaches from the US and Russia awaited their departure after attending the US Figure Skating Championships and a development camp for young athletes. Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skating

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skating was in 1723

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“Skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skating. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

skating

noun
skat·​ing
ˈskāt-iŋ
: the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates

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