skiing

noun

ski·​ing ˈskē-iŋ How to pronounce skiing (audio)
: the art or sport of sliding and jumping on skis

Examples of skiing in a Sentence

Skiing is my favorite winter activity. We are planning to go skiing tomorrow.
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The season started with promise, with Keystone opening early as the first resort to open for skiing in North America. Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Located just north of Steamboat Springs on 540 acres in the middle of Colorado’s Routt National Forest, the ranch offers a top-notch horse program (including new draft horse clinics) as well as fly-fishing, mountain biking, and hiking in the summer and Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 The highest doping controls were in hockey, cross-country skiing, biathlon, speed skating and alpine skiing, the agency said. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 The family’s skiing excursion comes one day after Meghan was seen shopping for toys for Archie and his sister Princess Lilibet, 4, on April 1. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skiing

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skiing was in 1893

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“Skiing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skiing. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

skiing

noun
ski·​ing
ˈskē-iŋ
: the art or sport of gliding and jumping on skis

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