: 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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Threat Protection also promises to keep your web surfing free of ads and trackers.
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PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
At the end of the day, surfing comes ahead of everything else.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Email address: Carter and Oscar have been couch surfing since being evicted from their Holyoke apartment in October.
—Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
Greg Lombardo Title: Vice President, Head of Live Experiences
Year joined Netflix: 2019
Netflix
Lombardo was previously the CEO of Offshore Surf, a venture by American Wave Machines focused on indoor surfing pools.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
Take a Dip Along the Santa Catalina Shore Just west of the Azuero Peninsula, the coastal town of Santa Catalina has transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a beloved tourist destination thanks to its stellar surfing and diving opportunities.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
As the week draws on, my surfing ability graduates from clumsy toddler to passable beginner under the guidance of Youness Ahrbi, an affable, and very patient, former Moroccan surfing champion.
—Nirpal Dhaliwal, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
The Internet and smartphones have changed surfing at Linda Mar, but not entirely for the worse.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
An iconic photo captures the shirtless rock star crowd surfing, standing atop the crowd.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
At the end of the day, surfing comes ahead of everything else.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Email address: Carter and Oscar have been couch surfing since being evicted from their Holyoke apartment in October.
—Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
Greg Lombardo Title: Vice President, Head of Live Experiences
Year joined Netflix: 2019
Netflix
Lombardo was previously the CEO of Offshore Surf, a venture by American Wave Machines focused on indoor surfing pools.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
Take a Dip Along the Santa Catalina Shore Just west of the Azuero Peninsula, the coastal town of Santa Catalina has transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a beloved tourist destination thanks to its stellar surfing and diving opportunities.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
As the week draws on, my surfing ability graduates from clumsy toddler to passable beginner under the guidance of Youness Ahrbi, an affable, and very patient, former Moroccan surfing champion.
—Nirpal Dhaliwal, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
The Internet and smartphones have changed surfing at Linda Mar, but not entirely for the worse.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
An iconic photo captures the shirtless rock star crowd surfing, standing atop the crowd.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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