: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Cutting-edge tech is turning deserts and other inland areas into top-flight surfing destinations.
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The city is home to a robust surfing community, super-fresh seafood, and the annual Seven Bridges Tour bike ride, which explores all of Busan’s seaside neighborhoods.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The global circuit of professional surfing events is celebrating its 50th season this year, and the sport’s audience has grown since being included in the past two Olympics.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The city is home to a robust surfing community, super-fresh seafood, and the annual Seven Bridges Tour bike ride, which explores all of Busan’s seaside neighborhoods.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The global circuit of professional surfing events is celebrating its 50th season this year, and the sport’s audience has grown since being included in the past two Olympics.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 13 May. 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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