snorkeling

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present participle of snorkel entry 2

snorkeling

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noun

snor·​kel·​ing ˈsnȯr-k(ə-)liŋ 

variants or less commonly snorkelling

: the activity of swimming with the face submerged while using a snorkel

… he took his time carefully fitting kids with goggles for snorkeling.

—Dawn Stutzman

We arrived at the island, and realized we had a day of all the food, alcohol, kayaking, snorkelling, palm trees, hammocks and adventure we could handle.

—Olga Brighton

snorkeling gear

a snorkeling trip

Examples of snorkeling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are several secluded spots, including Shaw’s Cove, which has tide pools and snorkeling, and Pearl Street beach, which leads to Woods Cove at low tide. —Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026

Other posts showed them out of the water, snorkeling and at the beach. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026

An hour south of the hotel is the main commercial and tourism hub for West Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, which is mostly worth visiting to acquire some famous Kona coffee, but is also renowned for its snorkeling and marine life. —Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026

Leah Lendel was 9 when she was bitten during a snorkeling trip with her family. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snorkeling

• anything
• colouring
• everything
• nuzzling
• splattering
• superstring
• underwing
• worshiping
• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling