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

Put in particularly stark contrast by Team GB's Super Sunday the day before - with golds won in snowboarding and skeleton - this has been a grim Games in Milan.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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

Kim, then 17, became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal in PyeongChang.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Jayce throws a spitball at one of the snowboarding boys.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon