: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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The list of water sports includes pedal kayaking, surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, banana boat rides, boating, and Jet Skiing.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
According to the clips shared by the local big wave surfing event, Gigantes de Nazaré, Burle appeared to remain under the water for an extended period of time before response crews led by fellow surfers Lucas Chumbo and Will Santana circled around on their jet skis and finally located him.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The Insignia 32-inch FE Series gives you a clean HD picture, Fire TV built in, and a voice remote that makes channel surfing way less chaotic.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
According to the clips shared by the local big wave surfing event, Gigantes de Nazaré, Burle appeared to remain under the water for an extended period of time before response crews led by fellow surfers Lucas Chumbo and Will Santana circled around on their jet skis and finally located him.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The Insignia 32-inch FE Series gives you a clean HD picture, Fire TV built in, and a voice remote that makes channel surfing way less chaotic.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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