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  • present participle of motor.

motoring

American  
[moh-ter-ing] / ˈmoʊ tər ɪŋ /

noun

  1. traveling in a car, especially when considered as a recreation.


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Etymology

Origin of motoring

motor + -ing 1


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The rest—the models, the step and repeats, the Veuve Clicquot, the British motoring journalists complaining about the size of said sashimi—felt like a solid, traditional 9.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group, with petrol also soaring to 174.71p a litre on average.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, it stopped short of introducing GDLs, which motoring organisation the AA described as "a missed opportunity".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Average UK diesel prices have hit a record high, according to the RAC motoring organisation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Instead, after fifteen minutes or so of motoring, I found myself out on a long road curving across bleak, open moorland.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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