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figure skating


figure skating

noun

Definition of FIGURE SKATING

: skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures
— figure skater noun
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First Known Use of FIGURE SKATING

1852

Rhymes with FIGURE SKATING

aggravating, calculating, carbon dating, fascinating, in-line skating, maid-in-waiting, nauseating, open dating, operating, penetrating, suffocating, titillating

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