motorboating

American  

[moh-ter-boh-ting] / ˈmoʊ tərˌboʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the recreational activity of operating or traveling in a motorboat.

2. a malfunction in audio equipment resulting in sounds like those produced by an outboard motor.

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Etymology

Origin of motorboating

First recorded in 1925–30; motorboat + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Mr. Wittman added: “There was a lot under the motorboating and bikinis that she was willing to share. We just tried to bring more of that out.”

From New York Times

At the Olympics in London, events like polo, tug o’war and motorboating were contested, and Bohemia won two medals.

From New York Times

It happens every day: You’re out for a run or motorboating on the lake and, whoosh, an insect lands in your mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal

A particularly funny scene depicts an erotic fetish called motorboating.

From New York Times

Visions of their gyrations and motorboating lingered in the house after they left, like a really inappropriate poltergeist.

From Time