skateboarding
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of skateboarding
First recorded in 1960–65; skateboard + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In the southern city of Malmö, Bryggeriets high school is operated as a nonprofit after an initiative by the local skateboarding association.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The SEA Games drew thousands of athletes from across the region to Thailand for competition in events ranging from football and fencing to skateboarding and combat sports.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
He remembers it as the backdrop to the most important skateboarding videos he watched as a 12-year-old.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
For Jamie Blair, who owns Glasgow skateboarding shop Clan Skates, the excavation brought back many memories.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
He’d rather be skateboarding, or spitting, or sticking gum on the floor 9 elevator button so that cranky Mr. Watkins had something to give him the stink eye for.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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