blading

American

[bley-ding] / ˈbleɪ dɪŋ /

noun

the act of skating on in-line skates.

blading British

noun

the act or an instance of skating with in-line skates

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Other Word Forms

blader

noun

Etymology

Origin of blading

1985–90; < (Roller)blad(e) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Students working toward a regular cosmetic tattoo license, defined as work resembling makeup such as liners, micro blading and scalp micro pigmentation, formerly needed 90 hours of training.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Some other great family games and activities are kickball, bocce ball, tennis, roller blading and hula hooping.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2020

He then reaches up and removes a toupe, revealing a blading scalp beneath.

From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2020

When a transmission hose on his tractor broke, he started blading dirt and making firebreaks with a road grader.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

I see my vocation as roller blading down sidewalks through those linked hands while I get to my destination.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

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