Definition of skiing
: the art or sport of sliding and jumping on skis
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Examples of skiing in a Sentence
Skiing is my favorite winter activity.
We are planning to go skiing tomorrow.
Recent Examples of skiing from the Web
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Favorite spot in the entire world: Anywhere in Italy — on the Mediterranean, Lake Como, or skiing in Cervinia.
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Vonn won bronze in women's downhill skiing during the 2018 Olympic Games.
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Bremer is currently teaching skiing at a Vermont resort five days a week.
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Instead of playing pickup, Landale was skiing, canoeing and rafting.
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There's also skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, biathlon and more.
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The 26-year-old from Afton, Minnesota, skied the final lap of the race on Wednesday, crossing the finish line first and ending Team USA's 42-year Olympic medal drought in cross-country skiing.
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The badass duo made history as the first American women to ever win a medal—let alone a gold medal—in cross-country skiing.
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Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women’s team sprint freestyle race at the Olympic Games yesterday, becoming the first American athletes—of any gender—to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing.
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First Known Use of skiing
1893
SKIING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of skiing for English Language Learners
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: the activity or sport of gliding on skis
SKIING Defined for Kids
skiing
Definition of skiing for Students
: the art or sport of gliding and jumping on skis
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