skating

noun

skat·​ing ˈskā-tiŋ How to pronounce skating (audio)
Synonyms of skatingnext
: 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.
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The same applies for Friday night’s Peach Bowl, as the battle between the first two quarterbacks who’ll get picked in the NFL draft will contend with more skating trials (this time on NBC) and a pair of Unrivaled games on TNT/truTV. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026 Since retiring from competitive skating, Lipinski has built a successful career as a figure skating analyst and commentator for NBC Sports. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026 Elsewhere in the carousel Perry featured a video of herself ice skating with Bloom and their 5-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove, as well as a photo of Bloom and Daisy walking through a Christmas tree farm. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026 Though town officials tried to push other activities, such as snowmobiling, ice skating and snowshoeing, lodging bookings plummeted in the wake of the resort’s closure. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skating

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skating was in 1723

Cite this Entry

“Skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skating. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

skating

noun
skat·​ing
ˈskāt-iŋ
: the act, art, or sport of gliding on skates

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