: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Cultural practice has the answer for everything and surfing is a metaphor for life.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Theory of surfing is there's just no room for realism in surfing, right?
—Outside Online, 2 July 2025
High water levels in early June prompted authorities to issue safety restrictions for Clear Creek, prohibiting belly boats, inner tubes, single-chambered rafts, body surfing and swimming.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
The Beach Boys cruised to pop stardom from 1963 to 1965 with a string of smash hits about surfing, cars and girls that grew increasingly complex as Brian rapidly developed as a songwriter and studio wizard.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2025
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Theory of surfing is there's just no room for realism in surfing, right?
—Outside Online, 2 July 2025
High water levels in early June prompted authorities to issue safety restrictions for Clear Creek, prohibiting belly boats, inner tubes, single-chambered rafts, body surfing and swimming.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
The Beach Boys cruised to pop stardom from 1963 to 1965 with a string of smash hits about surfing, cars and girls that grew increasingly complex as Brian rapidly developed as a songwriter and studio wizard.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2025
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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