sporting

[spawr-ting, spohr-]

adjective

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

   a rugged, sporting man.

2. concerned with or suitable for such sports: sports.

   sporting equipment.

3. sportsmanlike.

4. interested in or connected with sports 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.

sporting

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporting¹

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

Example Sentences

He smiled, taking in the Harley bikers parked near the cliffs and the men and women strolling nearby sporting Asir’s traditional garlands made of orange marigold, dill and artemisia, a gray-green plant similar to sage.

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“The thing I’ll miss most from home is my mom’s stuffing, it’s my favorite,” said Clayton Stock-Friends, a young member of the West Virginia National Guard from Harpers Ferry, sporting a red beret and sunglasses.

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"The 2030 Games will also reinforce India's long-term ambition to become a global sporting hub," the sports and youth ministry said in a statement.

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Of the 13 categories tracked by the Census Bureau, five showed monthly sales declines, largely in categories hard hit by tariffs: electronics, appliances, and sporting goods.

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“Sac City is making us look like idiots,” he said while buying gas in the convenience store sporting one of Bradshaw’s flowers.

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