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• present participle of sport.

sporting

American  

[spawr-ting, spohr-] / ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /

adjective

1. engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports.

   a rugged, sporting man.

2. concerned with or suitable for such sports.

   sporting equipment.

3. sportsmanlike.

4. interested in or connected with sports or pursuits involving betting or gambling.

   the sporting life of Las Vegas.

5. involving or inducing the taking of risk, as in a sport.

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sporting British  

/ ˈspɔːtɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sports

   several sporting interests

2. relating or conforming to sportsmanship; fair

3. of, relating to, or characterized by an interest in gambling

4. willing to take a risk

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Other Word Forms

• nonsporting
  adjective
• unsporting
  adjective
• nonsportingly
  adverb
• sportingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of sporting

First recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“The U.S. and its neighbors will bank a big chunk of that, but the sporting gains are spread quite broadly what with airfare, merch, tickets and so forth.”

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

But the energy was still palpable, with locals sporting soccer jerseys and tourists popping up across the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

This is unlikely to hold sway, as Forest discovered in 2024 when they were docked four points, as it is a sign of sporting benefit from payments made to players.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Off-field tensions around major sporting events tend to melt away once the games begin, said Lee Igel, a professor at New York University’s Tisch Institute for Global Sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Many of them were wearing the same shades of orange and blue as Mrs. Childers, but their grim expressions made it seem more like they were headed to a funeral than to a sporting event.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix