- present participle of snorkel.
snorkeling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snorkeling
Example Sentences
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Especially when, after telling Max that she is going snorkeling, Sara gets left behind amid a bloom of jellyfish right out of “Finding Nemo.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Well, wouldn’t you go snorkeling around a solemn mass entombment if you got the chance, too?
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
“We don’t know what deep-sea mining will do,” said Hinano Macquarie, a local resident who spends her mornings snorkeling among the Rarotonga’s coral reefs, removing fishing nets and trash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
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
The island is known for snorkeling, and a small American expat community exists there.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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