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. )

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Example Sentences

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snowboarding

Then his mother, Judy, decided to become his chauffeur when he was 10, taking him to Big Bear to practice snowboarding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The Dolomite ski resort of Cortina will play host to most of the action as it welcomes the wheelchair curling, para alpine skiing and para snowboarding.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

He also made a 3½-hour trip to Livigno to watch snowboarding — and said that if he had to pick a sport to compete in, that would be his choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 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

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