ice-skate

1 of 2

verb

ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates

intransitive verb

: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2

noun

: a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating

Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence

Noun a pair of ice skates
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Verb
Skating in That’s My Boy Donny, Han Solo, and Vanilla Ice’s wild escapades also included terrorizing an ice-skating rink, and while drinking a beer, Donny displays the type of skating talent that would have turned Happy into an NHL Hall of Famer. Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 28 July 2025 Amenities include ballfields, playgrounds, tennis courts, an in-line skating court, and outdoor ice-skating rinks. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
Noun
Be sure to bury the sinners in their ice skates because hell has frozen over. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2025 That led to some extremely entertaining and original set pieces, like one where Eve fights off a series of attackers by wielding a pair of ice skates as weapons. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice-skate

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-skate was in 1786

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“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

ice-skate

1 of 2 verb
ˈī(s)-ˌskāt
: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2 noun
: a shoe with a usually metal blade attached to the sole for ice-skating

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