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- [skee-ing]
- /ˈski ɪŋ/
- /ˈskiː.ɪŋ/
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- [skee-ing]
- /ˈski ɪŋ/
Definitions of skiing word
- noun skiing the act or sport of gliding on skis. 1
- noun plural skiing one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. 1
- noun plural skiing water ski. 1
- verb without object skiing to travel on skis, as for sport. 1
- verb with object skiing to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland. 1
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Origin of skiing
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; ski + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Skiing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skiing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
skiing usage trend in Literature
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