racing

noun

rac·​ing ˈrā-siŋ 

: the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races

Examples of racing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the facility wasn’t up to snuff for NASCAR to return in 2014 — a product of the facility getting worse with time — and at that point, the racing seemed forever lost. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026

Styles include men’s carpenter jeans and shorts, a zip-up racing jacket, women’s star-print jeans and jacket and cutoff shorts. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026

As the industry moves forward under the racing-starts-only rule that went into effect in 2026, HISA remains focused on advancing its safety and integrity mission. —Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Apr. 2026

Featuring duos racing across an area of the world on a shoestring budget using any means of transportation other than air travel, Race Across the World and its celebrity companion is one of the BBC’s most popular entertainment shows. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing racing

• barrel racing
• harness racing
• racing car
• racing form
• road racing
• slot racing

Rhymes for racing

• basing
• bracing
• casing
• chasing
• facing
• gracing
• lacing
• pacing
• placing
• spacing
• tracing
• debasing