skateboarding

American  

[skeyt-bawr-ding, -bohr-] / ˈskeɪtˌbɔr dɪŋ, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

1. the sport of riding a skateboard.

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Etymology

Origin of skateboarding

First recorded in 1960–65; skateboard + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The SEA Games drew thousands of athletes from across the region to Thailand for competition in events ranging from football and fencing to skateboarding and combat sports.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Videos on social media and YouTube show people tagging empty storefronts, skateboarding or riding bicycles indoors and urban explorers touring the abandoned spaces for posterity or to look for signs of paranormal activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Holding up a January 2024 issue of Thrasher Magazine featuring Zachary “Ducky” Kovacs skateboarding down the fountain, Vaillancourt said he was delighted his work had become a skateboarding icon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

For Jamie Blair, who owns Glasgow skateboarding shop Clan Skates, the excavation brought back many memories.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

I see three boys skateboarding, a pick-up truck idling a few spaces over, and a handful of road trippers wandering into McDonald’s for a bathroom break.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller