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noun
The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The activity of browsing the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable, usually
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verb
present participle and gerund of surf
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: surfboarding, surfriding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: water sport, aquatics
History
Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English surfing From surf + -ing.
Across languages
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
