ice-skate

1 of 2

verb

ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates

intransitive verb

: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2

noun

: a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating

Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence

Noun a pair of ice skates
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Verb
In winter, its central courtyard restaurant, La Cour Jardin, is transformed into an ice-skating rink. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Denali is an ice-skating athlete turned lip-sync assassin, and she’s trained hard for the Olympics of Drag. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
My daughter is thrilled PC has hockey teams and people ice skate at the arena on the off season! Natasha Dye, People.com, 8 May 2025 Putin learned to ice skate while in his late 50s 2. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-skate

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-skate was in 1786

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“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-skate

1 of 2 verb
ˈī(s)-ˌskāt
: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2 noun
: a shoe with a usually metal blade attached to the sole for ice-skating

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