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canoeing

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈnuɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N UW1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

When a cigar, cigarette, or joint burns unevenly, burning more on one side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, smoking

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of canoe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From canoe + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: canotatge — sport
  • Catalan: piragüisme — sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮划艇(運動) /皮划艇(运动) — sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 划艇(運動) /划艇(运动) — sport
  • Finnish: melonta — sport
  • Finnish: kanoottiurheilu — sport
  • French: canoë-kayac — sport
  • French: canoéisme — sport
  • Galician: piragüismo — sport
  • Hebrew: שֵׁיט סִירוֹת קָנוּ (sheyt sirot kanu) — sport
  • Hungarian: kajak-kenu — sport
  • Japanese: カヌー競技 (kanū kyōgi) — sport
  • Māori: hoehoe tāwhai — sport
  • Polish: kajakarstwo — sport
  • Portuguese: canoagem — sport
  • Spanish: piragüismo — sport
  • Turkish: kano sporu — sport
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