snowboarding

American  

[snoh-bawr-ding] / ˈsnoʊˌbɔr dɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of riding a snowboard.

   Snowboarding became an Olympic event in Nagano, Japan, in 1998.

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snowboarding British  

/ ˈsnəʊˌbɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of moving across snow on a snowboard

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Etymology

Origin of snowboarding

First recorded in 1980–85; snowboard ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

In “Try it with Emma Mac,” MacDonald goes ice climbing and snowboarding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The first new sport added to the Winter Olympics since snowboarding in 1998, skimo is rooted in the 19th Century, before lifts to take skiers up mountains had been invented.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

On Tuesday, it was announced six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding at the Milan-Cortina Games, which start on 6 March.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In the halfpipe, competitors perform a series of tricks while snowboarding down a slope with a semi-cylindrical shape -- the inner height of the walls in Livigno is 7.2 metres.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

He hates snowboarders, he says, but I think he really means that he hates people who have families who take them snowboarding.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon