skateboard
Americannoun
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skateboards
plural
verb (used without object)
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skateboards,
present (3rd person singular)
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skateboarded,
past participle, past
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skateboarding
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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skateboardsimple
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skateboardssimple
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have skateboardedperfect
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has skateboardedperfect
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am skateboardingprogressive
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are skateboardingprogressive
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is skateboardingprogressive
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have been skateboardingperfect progressive
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has been skateboardingperfect progressive
Past
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skateboardedsimple
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had skateboardedperfect
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was skateboardingprogressive
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were skateboardingprogressive
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had been skateboardingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of skateboard
Explanation
A skateboard is a board with wheels on the bottom that you ride standing up. If you practice enough, you'll be able to do tricks on your skateboard, or at least ride down the block without falling off. When you ride your skateboard, you can say that you skateboard or skate. The sport or activity you do on a skateboard is skateboarding. The first skateboards, consisting of boxes or boards fitted with wheels from roller skates, appeared in the 1940s. The earliest skateboarders were surfers who wanted a way to practice even when they were on dry land—because of this, they were sometimes called "sidewalk surfers."
Example Sentences
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When he was discovered, he was heading for Toulouse with just a skateboard and €100 in cash.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If he had amassed the same number of records, skateboard decks or vintage gaming consoles — all fire hazards — would he have gotten the same eviction warning?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little over an arm’s length behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Whatever happens this season, it doesn't seem like Lindblad's going to be swapping the cockpit for something slower like his skateboard any time soon.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
She was always paranoid that I’d break a bone if I so much as looked at my skateboard.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
There are hundreds of products tied to the movie, from collectible action figures of Nicholas Galitzine’s He-Man and Camila Mendes’ Teela, to branded Uno decks, Legos, clothing and skateboards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Currently, she has eleven “champion trick-trained” dogs that can even ride skateboards if the party gets too dull.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
On the steps of the opera house teenage boys practised jumps on their skateboards and girls were recording TikTok dances on their phones.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
Sawyer showcases favorite old skateboards, snowboards, bikes, canoes and collateral in his wood shop.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
So he must have skateboarded as a kid growing up in Long Beach, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
A 21-year-old man has skateboarded from Brighton to Africa in 55 days.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
He photographed sunsets and skateboarded, a passion that he’d had since he was 6 — one his stepfather thought he was too old for.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
He has crowd-surfed, skateboarded and made memorable quips at nationally televised debates.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019
When you skateboarded down the street at night you could hear everyone’s heartbeat, and they could hear yours, sort of like sonar.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Growing up, he was more interested in drama and skateboarding than traditional sports and despite being a wrestling fan, did not realise it was something he could pursue locally.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
My brothers were particularly fond of one wooden ewe mounted on wheels, which gave her the jaunty appearance of a sheep who had recently discovered skateboarding.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Shields’ Instagram features dozens of photos of her adventures skateboarding, surfing, camping and hiking across California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
"It's a neat move to work with a skateboarding brand," she adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Over the next few days, Kevin and I had a lot of fun riding bikes, playing video games, shooting baskets, skateboarding.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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