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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Jon Heder is a dull vacancy that Ferrell keeps trying to spur into action, but the rest of the supporting cast is a hoot, particularly Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a rival skating duo. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 Skating gold medalist in 2023 by passing his gold skating skills test, a distinction that generally takes at least six years of intense training to earn. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025 The crash killed more than a dozen members to the ice skating community including young athletes, their parents and coaches who were on their way home from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025 The 14 were returning from a development camp held in Wichita, and six of those were members of the skating club—two coaches, two teenage athletes, and the athletes’ moms. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 31 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

skating

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

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