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• present participle of raft.

rafting

American  

[raf-ting, rahf-] / ˈræf tɪŋ, ˈrɑf- /

noun

raftings plural

1. the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• raftings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rafting

First recorded in 1690–1700; raft ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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rafting raftings

Dollywood’s latest project: a more than $50 million, first-of-its-type indoor ride that combines a thrill coaster with white-water rafting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Marczak said he had begun the film almost by accident, when he and his wife were rafting down the river thinking about a fiction project when they ran into trouble.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

For several years, he worked as an outdoor guide, primarily leading whitewater rafting trips at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

Longer races, the ones Crane is involved in, can last several days and include running, mountain biking, climbing, white-water rafting and rappelling over courses that extend for hundreds of miles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

When I was finally allowed to read it, I very well knew this was no simple tale of rafting down a river but the everlasting story of America itself, with all our glory and shame.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Boardings, and raftings, and doors—an embrasure;           make way for the gun!

From Evolution of Expression — Volume 1 by Emerson, Charles Wesley