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• present participle of skydive.

skydiving

American  

[skahy-dahy-ving] / ˈskaɪˌdaɪ vɪŋ /

Or sky diving

noun

1. the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free-falling and using one's body to control direction or movements before opening one's parachute.

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skydiving British  

/ ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately

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Other Word Forms

• sky diver
  noun

Etymology

Origin of skydiving

First recorded in 1955–60; sky + dive + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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skydiving

The airplane, which was leased by a skydiving company, took off around 11:20 local time on Sunday, according to a Bates County Emergency Management spokesperson.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Officials have identified the man killed in a skydiving accident last month in Perris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Interspersed within such footage are clips from his stand-up shows and him trying to live his best life by traveling, skydiving and even experiencing New York City snowfall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

In Kyiv, Vysoven swapped his skydiving tourism business for balloon warfare after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

It’s a party car—I wasn’t asking him to go bungee jumping or skydiving.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera