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• present participle of yacht.

yachting

American  

[yot-ing] / ˈjɒt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice or sport of sailing or voyaging in a yacht.

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yachting British  

/ ˈjɒtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the sport or practice of navigating a yacht

   2. ( as modifier )

      yachting clothes

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Etymology

Origin of yachting

First recorded in 1830–40; yacht + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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yachting

According to the account of solo sailing that Cole Brauer gives in her memoir, “First Light,” the internet has become an integral part of long-haul yachting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

It isn’t hard to think that Jeff Bezos left his role as Amazon.com’s CEO to enjoy a slower life filled with yachting and celebrity parties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Along the way, he wrote crime novels focused on the Orange County yachting set, upper-crust dog show fans, Palm Springs country clubs, the America’s Cup, and the Nobel Prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

There was a small picture of Gatsby, also in yachting costume, on the bureau--Gatsby with his head thrown back defiantly--taken apparently when he was about eighteen.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Related Words

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• navigational
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