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snorkeling

American  
[snawr-kuh-ling] / ˈsnɔr kə lɪŋ /

noun

  1. the sport of swimming with a snorkel and face mask.


Etymology

Origin of snorkeling

First recorded in 1945–50; snorkel + -ing 1

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Well, wouldn’t you go snorkeling around a solemn mass entombment if you got the chance, too?

From Slate May 16, 2026

He and his wife treated their three kids, on their first trip out of the U.S., to a $750 private snorkeling charter in Nassau.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their rash-free elbows.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2024

“I know when I’m snorkeling or diving and a small boat goes overhead, it’s dizzying because the sound feels like it’s everywhere,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2024

When I wasn't bleeding, and when Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wrangling the littles, or when everyone lay on couches watching movies on the Clairmont flat-screen, Gat and I hid away.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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