paddleboarding

American  

[pad-l-bawr-ding] / ˈpæd lˌbɔr dɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of paddleboarding

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Tyler Rowland, an off-duty police officer, was paddleboarding with his partner at the beach.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Then one day in January, off the coast of Laguna Beach, I went paddleboarding for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in October 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025