: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Toward the end, Chino started feeling the rock & roll energy and leapt offstage, crowd-surfing into adoring fans.
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
The six miles of beach are perfect for surfing, but also shelling and just plain sitting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Folly Beach and Isle of Palms provide sandy shorelines perfect for surfing or sunbathing.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Van Dyke was considered a pioneer of surfing in Northern California and the incident left many in the surfing community reeling.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
The six miles of beach are perfect for surfing, but also shelling and just plain sitting.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Folly Beach and Isle of Palms provide sandy shorelines perfect for surfing or sunbathing.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Van Dyke was considered a pioneer of surfing in Northern California and the incident left many in the surfing community reeling.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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