paddleboarding

[pad-l-bawr-ding]

noun

1. any of various watersports in which one rides on a paddleboard, propelling it with the hands or a paddle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of paddleboarding¹

First recorded in 1935–40; paddleboard ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Paddleboarding is the best way to explore the lagoon, but I wanted to swim it.

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Ant Crocker, 34, was paddleboarding at Cardington Lock on the River Great Ouse, near Bedford, when the ring slipped off his finger.

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A family has paid tribute to a "bold and adventurous" 15-year-old boy killed in a paddleboarding incident on a Fife loch.

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Extensive searches are continuing for a 15-year-old boy reported missing while paddleboarding at a Fife loch.

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Last fall, she interned at the Vashon Beachcomber — one of her hometown papers — covering everything from a thrift store’s role in the global supply chain to a paddleboarding witch parade.

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