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.
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Pronunciation
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skēʹĭng
/ˈski.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:S K IY1 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A group of sports using skis as primary equipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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 ski
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
a sport in which participants must travel on skis
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: cross-country skiing, ski jumping
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَزَلُّج
(tazalluj)
— sport or activity
Arabic:
تَزَحْلُق
(tazaḥluq)
— sport or activity
Bulgarian:
ски спорт
— sport or activity
Catalan:
esquí
— sport or activity
Chinese Mandarin:
滑雪
(huáxuě)
— sport or activity
Czech:
lyžování
— sport or activity
Finnish:
hiihto
— sport or activity
Finnish:
hiihdäntä
— sport or activity
French:
ski
— sport or activity
Georgian:
მეთხილამურეობა
(metxilamureoba)
— sport or activity
German:
Schifahren
— sport or activity
German:
Skifahren
— sport or activity
Ido:
skikuro
— sport or activity
Italian:
sci
— sport or activity
Japanese:
スキー
(sukī)
— sport or activity
Ladin:
schi
— sport or activity
Latin:
nartātiō
— sport or activity
Macedonian:
скијање
(skijanje)
— sport or activity
Mòcheno:
ski
— sport or activity
Norwegian Bokmål:
skiidrett
— sport or activity
Norwegian Bokmål:
skiløping
— sport or activity
Norwegian Bokmål:
skigåing
— sport or activity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skiidrett
— sport or activity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skilauping
— sport or activity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skiløping
— sport or activity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skigåing
— sport or activity
Polish:
narciarstwo
— sport or activity
Portuguese:
esqui
— sport or activity
Portuguese:
esquiação
— sport or activity
Romanian:
schi
— sport or activity
Russian:
ката́ние на лы́жах
(katánije na lýžax)
— sport or activity
Russian:
лы́жный спорт
(lýžnyj sport)
— sport or activity
