skating
IPA: skˈeɪtɪŋ
noun
- The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- (uncountable) The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
- (skiing, uncountable) A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.
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Examples of "skating" in Sentences
- Contemporary ice skating show hopes to shatter the mould.
- If that was the intent, it's skating awfully close to the line.
- The arena was also formative in the growing sport of figure skating.