skating

noun

skat·​ing ˈskā-tiŋ 

: the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates

Examples of skating in a Sentence

No skating is allowed in the parking lot.

We used to go skating on the pond every winter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Afterward, Tveit had a short commute to his next stop — across the Rockefeller ice skating rink and through the doors of the Todd Snyder boutique, where a celebration for his recent brand campaign was underway. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025

Apollo’s entry is useful for the massive €800m ‘Sports City’ currently being built on land the club owns surrounding the Metropolitano, including a new training ground for Diego Simeone’s first team, and public facilities for golf, padel and skating, and Europe’s largest inland surfing centre. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

In addition to skating, the family-friendly winter sports spot has two rope tows, a bumps course, and kid-sized park features. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025

Off-road inline skating has always lived on the fringes, somewhere between endurance sport, backcountry curiosity, and pure childhood joy. —Abigail Wise, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing skating

• figure skating
• skating rink
• speed skating

Rhymes for skating

• baiting
• bating
• crating
• dating
• freighting
• gating
• grating
• hating
• mating
• plaiting
• plating
• prating

Kids Definition

skating

noun

skat·​ing

ˈskāt-iŋ

: the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates