: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
Examples of surfing in a Sentence
Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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During the Paris Games, sports such as surfing, swimming and gymnastics will look to elevate their standing in the American psyche.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 July 2024
Resorts offer a seemingly never-ending laundry list of water activities, including surfing, fishing, dolphin cruises, paddleboarding, jet skiing, parasailing, sea bobs, flyboarding, catamarans, and even submersibles.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
He is also credited as a stunt performer in the Owen Wilson surfing movie The Big Bounce, adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 June 2024
But surfing, splashing or swimming at some of Southern California’s most popular beaches could result in severe illnesses due to high levels of bacteria in the water, officials say.
—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 July 2024
Resorts offer a seemingly never-ending laundry list of water activities, including surfing, fishing, dolphin cruises, paddleboarding, jet skiing, parasailing, sea bobs, flyboarding, catamarans, and even submersibles.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2024
He is also credited as a stunt performer in the Owen Wilson surfing movie The Big Bounce, adapted from Elmore Leonard’s novel of the same name.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 June 2024
But surfing, splashing or swimming at some of Southern California’s most popular beaches could result in severe illnesses due to high levels of bacteria in the water, officials say.
—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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