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skating
CEFRA1
/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The activity of moving on skates.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
Examples
Bob is a good match for you in skating.
I would often go skating on the lake.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe sport of moving along a surface using skates.
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.
verb
Extra meaningpresent participle and gerund of skate
More examples
In contextIn skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
My merry Christmas and first matrimonial plum-pudding, which I had a hand in compounding — the sprig of mistletoe which I bought for home-consumption, the walks in the parks and the skatings on the Serpentine during the two days' holiday[…]
It was as if she had that morning been transferred back over forty years to her youth again, and was having the good times that she had longed for, such as other girls had—the swings, and the rides, and the skatings, and bicyclings.
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