: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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As for competition venues, the plan for the 2028 Olympics became clearer last month when locations for more than a dozen sports, including beach volleyball, surfing and baseball, were revealed.
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Nbc Los Angeles, NBC news, 8 May 2025
The Queens beach is the only place in the city where surfing is legal, according to the city Parks Department, with the sport allowed in three sections of the water.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Katie noted that Nina attempted to jump out the bath a few times and she was caught counter surfing too.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
An appearance also was planned at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose and a surfing excursion in Santa Cruz is on the books for later this month.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Nbc Los Angeles, NBC news, 8 May 2025
The Queens beach is the only place in the city where surfing is legal, according to the city Parks Department, with the sport allowed in three sections of the water.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Katie noted that Nina attempted to jump out the bath a few times and she was caught counter surfing too.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
An appearance also was planned at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose and a surfing excursion in Santa Cruz is on the books for later this month.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surfing
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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