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  • present participle of motor.

motoring

American  
[moh-ter-ing] / ˈmoʊ tər ɪŋ /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of motoring

motor + -ing 1

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Micron stock has risen 18% in the past month and the latest memory-chip prices can keep it motoring higher.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Engelsman and Holland are an already established double act as the presenters of Throttle House, a motoring YouTube channel with more than three million subscribers.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

As you’re motoring away on your time off this summer, perhaps even driving over that very “Grapevine” on the I-5, here’s some backstory drama for you to take along in the passenger seat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

But a rival motoring group, the upstart American Automobile Association, feared that a race on open roads would tarnish the industry’s already-poor record on safety, and lobbied against it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

It was a cap for motoring in England.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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