The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
Used in a Sentence
skating
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for skating.
Editorial note
That's like saying falling on the ice is by far the most successful ice-skating technique.
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Definitions3
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Quick take
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of skating gathered in one view.
(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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for skating.
noun
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
noun
(uncountable) The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
noun
(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.
Example sentences
That's like saying falling on the ice is by far the most successful ice-skating technique.
I'd say the sport is less about who defeats whom but the style in which it is done, more figure skating than boxing.
If you bust your ass instead of skating by, you, personally, can get your very own expensive thingamabob.
For anyone curious and with Windows (.wmv) heres an old skating edit from sophomore year in college.
And if their predicted worst-case scenario plays out, you'll probably be skating on the Thames again.
If you really bust your ass instead of skating by, everyone gets an extra roll of toilet paper this year.
These people are skating at night trying to get to the car as fast as possible.
A woman cracking jokes about male genitals in a 98% male forum has to be skating on some extremely thin ice.
It might also make the sport accessible to more people if it makes skating easier.
Either it's fluff and entertainment and no worse than a book about ice skating.
Suburbs destroy the efficiency of public transport, biking, walking, inline skating, and any other non-car transportation.
But seeing as Uber is often skating at the edge of legality (or usually over the line IMO), perhaps they should have routinely been doing encryption?
Quote examples
> game is Competitive Figure Skating but the problem is that figure skating is an established "game" (aka, a sport).
We have everything but a theme park." Go carts, beaches, movies, skating rinks, arcades, everything!
After playing for a bit, I upgraded to a better equipment so I could score more points in my game" "..surprise, my game is Competitive Figure Skating.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use skating in a sentence?
That's like saying falling on the ice is by far the most successful ice-skating technique.
What does skating mean?
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
What part of speech is skating?
skating is commonly used as noun.