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• present participle of boat.

boating

American  

[boh-ting] / ˈboʊ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the use of boats, especially for pleasure.

   He enjoyed boating and swimming.

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adjective

1. of or relating to boats.

   boating clothes.

boating British  

/ ˈbəʊtɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of rowing, sailing, or cruising in boats as a form of recreation

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Etymology

Origin of boating

First recorded in 1600–10; boat + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

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boating

Describing his passion for boating as "all consuming", he has been on the water since he was 10 and lived through the droughts of 1975 and 1976.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

We love vacationing in Lake Tahoe, swimming and boating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mercury Marine, a division of the boating company Brunswick, is the only manufacturer to make 600-hp outboards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Wells, 18, did not return with friends from a boating trip to Horn Island on 4 July and his body was found in the water two days later.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

I couldn’t have imagined that I, a kid whose closest contact with boating was the Staten Island Ferry when I visited my aunt once a year, would end up lost at sea.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

Related Words

• rowing
• sailing