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• present participle of skydive.

skydiving

American  

[skahy-dahy-ving] / ˈskaɪˌdaɪ vɪŋ /

Or sky diving

noun

1. the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free-falling and using one's body to control direction or movements before opening one's parachute.

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skydiving British  

/ ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of parachute jumping, in which participants perform manoeuvres before opening the parachute and attempt to land accurately

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Other Word Forms

• sky diver
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of skydiving

First recorded in 1955–60; sky + dive + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

skydiving

They inherited $10 million from their grandparents, go skydiving on weekends, are gainfully employed, and do not need the money right now.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Officials at a skydiving centre have said they are "devastated" after an experienced skydiver died in an incident near an airfield in Nottinghamshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Gracie Schulte, a 27-year-old who grew up in Iowa, spent nine months in Hawaii last year on three back-to-back travel contracts, sharing frequent TikToks about swimming with sharks, skydiving and island hopping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

The skydiving company that organised that jump later went into administration.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

There’s a gigantic black-and-orange San Francisco Giants flag on the wall, and pictures of fun stuff like him tandem skydiving with two thumbs up.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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