motoring

[ moh-ter-ing ]

/ ˈmoʊ tər ɪŋ /

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noun

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

Nearby words

motorcyclist, motordrome, motored, motorhome, motoric, motoring, motorised, motorist, motorize, motorized, motorman

Origin of motoring

motor + -ing¹

Related forms

non·mo·tor·ing, adjective

Definition for motoring (2 of 2)

motor

[ moh-ter ]

/ ˈmoʊ tər /

noun

a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.

any self-powered vehicle.

a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.

Also called electric motor. Electricity. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, as an induction motor.

motors, stocks or bonds in automobile companies.

adjective

pertaining to or operated by a motor.

of, for, by, or pertaining to motor vehicles: motor freight.

designed or for automobiles, their drivers, or their passengers: The hotel has a motor lobby in its parking garage for picking up and discharging passengers.

causing or producing motion.

Physiology. conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in motion, as a nerve.

Psychology, Physiology. Also motoric. of, relating to, or involving muscular movement: a motor response; motor images.

verb (used without object)

to ride or travel in an automobile; drive: They motored up the coast.

verb (used with object)

Chiefly British. to drive or transport by car: He motored his son to school.

Origin of motor

1580–90; < Latin mōtor mover, equivalent to mō- (variant stem of movēre to move) + -tor -tor

Related forms

mul·ti·mo·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for motoring

Titanic was motoring into Omaha, his temporary base, with a friend one day.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is not the first time he has been in trouble for motoring offences.
Guy Pelly, Prince William's Friend, Tells Cops, "I Don't Want To" When Asked To Take Breath Test|Tom Sykes|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A seaside place, as a centre for motoring, walking or bicycling, is by its very essence one-sided or even less.
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car|J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
A few minutes later she ran downstairs in her motoring outfit, followed by her mother.
God's Green Country|Ethel M. Chapman

A number of people called upon us almost every day, motoring out for luncheon or tea.
Mavis of Green Hill|Faith Baldwin
We went to work, and didn't play about—flying and motoring, and making love.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
Motoring experience proves useful here, particularly high-speed driving on a track.
Learning to Fly|Claude Grahame-White

British Dictionary definitions for motoring

motor

/ (ˈməʊtə) /

noun

the engine, esp an internal-combustion engine, of a vehicle
(as modifier)a motor scooter

Also called: electric motor a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy by means of the forces exerted on a current-carrying coil placed in a magnetic field

any device that converts another form of energy into mechanical energy to produce motion

an indispensable part or player that moves a process or system along

mainly British a car or other motor vehicle
as modifiermotor spares

adjective

producing or causing motion

physiol

of or relating to nerves or neurons that carry impulses that cause muscles to contract
of or relating to movement or to muscles that induce movement

verb

(intr) to travel by car

(tr) British to transport by car

(intr) informal to move fast; make good progress

(tr) to motivate

Word Origin for motor

C16: from Latin mōtor a mover, from movēre to move

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Medicine definitions for motoring

motor

[ mō′tər ]

adj.

Causing or producing motion.

Of or being nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.

Involving or relating to movements of the muscles.

Of or relating to an organism's overt reaction to a stimulus.

Science definitions for motoring

motor

[ mō′tər ]

Noun

A machine that uses energy, such as electric or chemical energy (as from burning a fuel), to produce mechanical motion. See also engine.

Adjective

Involving the muscles or the nerves that are connected to them. Compare sensory.

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