zorbing

/ ˈzɔːbɪŋ /

noun

1. informal,  the activity of travelling downhill inside a large air-cushioned hollow ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of zorbing¹

C20 _z + _orb (sphere) + _-ing ¹

Example Sentences

Ms Heast said that during the summer the pool had been used for Zorbing, where people roll around inside a transparent plastic sphere, which had to be suspended as a result.

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The boy had been zorbing at the time he was injured, an activity which sees participants secured inside the inner capsule of a large, inflated, transparent ball, which is then rolled along the ground.

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Police investigating how a nine-year-old boy was injured while zorbing have said they are analysing footage which appears to show a mini-tornado nearby.

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The group is credited with inventing zorbing and bungee jumping; Spowers claims to be the first ever to jump head first.

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It says future additions might include a sledding jump, a tree platform, a warming hut, an ice skating pond and “zorbing,” which involves rolling downhill in a giant plastic orb.

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