: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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All three hang out at the beach, either playing volleyball or surfing.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This is kind of what surfing feels like to me.
—Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Residents along Oahu's North Shore, famous for its big wave surfing, were cleaning up from the worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades when a storm Monday unleashed several inches of rain on the southern part of the island.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
In the short term, however, California surfing is set to get a big boost on the world stage in 2028, when Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
This is kind of what surfing feels like to me.
—Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Residents along Oahu's North Shore, famous for its big wave surfing, were cleaning up from the worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades when a storm Monday unleashed several inches of rain on the southern part of the island.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
In the short term, however, California surfing is set to get a big boost on the world stage in 2028, when Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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