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- [boh-ting]
- /ˈboʊ tɪŋ/
- /ˈbəʊ.tɪŋ/
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- [boh-ting]
- /ˈboʊ tɪŋ/
Definitions of boating word
- uncountable noun boating Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure. 3
- noun boating the practice of rowing, sailing, or cruising in boats as a form of recreation 3
- noun boating rowing, sailing, or cruising 3
- adjective boating of or for boating 3
- noun boating a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion. 1
- noun boating a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat. 1
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Origin of boating
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; boat + -ing1, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Boating
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boating popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boating usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boating
noun boating
- rowing — a noisy dispute or quarrel; commotion.
- sailing — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- yachting — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
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