: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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This will be warm-water surfing in a bathing suit and light rash guard.
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Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Hamilton shared that her daughter also enjoyed surfing in a June 2024 Instagram post celebrating her first birthday.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
As the birthplace of East Coast surfing, Virginia Beach is an ideal place to catch your first wave.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
And fall and winter are considered the best times for surfing in Ventura, thanks to the Pacific swells.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
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Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Hamilton shared that her daughter also enjoyed surfing in a June 2024 Instagram post celebrating her first birthday.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
As the birthplace of East Coast surfing, Virginia Beach is an ideal place to catch your first wave.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
And fall and winter are considered the best times for surfing in Ventura, thanks to the Pacific swells.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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