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bodyboarding

British  
/ ˈbɒdɪˌbɔːdɪŋ /

noun

  1. the sport of surfing using a bodyboard

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Despite his dad's love for rugby, Ben preferred climbing trees, swimming, surfing and bodyboarding.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024

In Rocinha, they like soccer or bodyboarding and skateboarding.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Butterfield was attacked on Dec. 24 while bodyboarding just north of Morro Rock.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

If only people and sharks did have that kind of pact, maybe people would be swimming and bodyboarding and not canceling surf lessons.

From US News • Jul. 10, 2015

The bodyboarding division made good use as of Backdoor as Japan’s Noriko Kawagoe, Hawaii's Delorie Manus and Lindsey Yasui, California’s Monica Dell'Amore, and Brazil’s Leila Alli were reported to be surfing well.

From Time Magazine Archive