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racing

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: R EY1 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The sport of competing in races.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of race

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the sport of engaging in contests of speed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sport, athletics

Narrower terms: auto racing, car racing, boat racing, camel racing, greyhound racing, horse racing

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, race + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: надбягване (nadbjagvane) — the sport of competing in races
  • Chinese Mandarin: 競賽 /竞赛 (jìngsài) — the sport of competing in races
  • Chinese Mandarin: 競速 /竞速 (jìngsù) — the sport of competing in races
  • Chinese Mandarin: 競走 /竞走 (jìngzǒu) — the sport of competing in races
  • French: course — the sport of competing in races
  • Georgian: რბოლა (rbola) — the sport of competing in races
  • German: Rennen — the sport of competing in races
  • Indonesian: balap — the sport of competing in races
  • Irish: rásaíocht — the sport of competing in races
  • Japanese: 競走 (kyōsō) — the sport of competing in races
  • Polish: wyścigi — the sport of competing in races
  • Romanian: cursă — the sport of competing in races
  • Russian: го́нки (gónki) — the sport of competing in races
Real reading context

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