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surfing

American

[sur-fing] / ˈsɜr fɪŋ /

noun

the act or sport of riding the surf, as on a surfboard.

surfing British

/ ˈsɜːfɪŋ /

noun

the sport of riding towards shore on the crest of a wave by standing or lying on a surfboard

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Other Word Forms

surfer noun

Etymology

Origin of surfing

First recorded in 1915–20; surf + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Seniors Tommy Spalding, Vaughan Flahert and Carter Mirabal have brains, brawn and surfing skills to make it to MIT.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Later, the "rose gold" variant of the iPhone 6S in 2015, spawned many copycats, surfing a years-long trend dubbed "millennial pink".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

A woman who defrauded more than £23,000 in benefits claiming she was too ill to go outside has avoided jail after she was caught surfing and ziplining in Mexico.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“This is for crazy people,” Ms. Andrade remembers thinking when she started surfing there in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“No. Well, the trees were singing funny camp songs to me and I think I saw a big rabbit surfing through the air. But that was all.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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