skateboarding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skateboarding
First recorded in 1960–65; skateboard + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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There has also been a noticeable decline in the number of childhood injuries from other outdoor activities such as skateboarding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Brown became Great Britain's first skateboarding world champion at the age of 14 when she won park gold in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in 2023.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Hirano, who won Olympic silver in 2014 and 2018, also competed in skateboarding at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Holding up a January 2024 issue of Thrasher Magazine featuring Zachary “Ducky” Kovacs skateboarding down the fountain, Vaillancourt said he was delighted his work had become a skateboarding icon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
There was a boy with spiky hair and a kid with a skateboarding shirt.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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