Definition

Noun: - The sport or activity of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard, a short, narrow board with two small wheels at each end.

Usage

"Skateboarding" refers to the recreational or competitive activity itself. It is used as a gerund (a verb form functioning as a noun) to describe the act or the sport.

Examples

• As a general activity:
  • Skateboarding requires good balance and coordination.
  • The city built a new park for skateboarding.
• As a specific instance:
  • His skateboarding in the parking lot was impressive.
  • We watched some incredible skateboarding at the competition.

Advanced Usage

• "to go skateboarding": to participate in the activity of skateboarding.
  • Let's go skateboarding at the park this afternoon.

Variants and Related Words

• Skateboard (noun): the equipment used, a short board on four wheels.
  • He bought a new skateboard.
• Skateboard (verb): to ride a skateboard.
  • She learned to skateboard last summer.
• Skateboarder (noun): a person who rides a skateboard.
  • The skateboarder performed an ollie.

Synonyms

• Boarding (informal, context-specific)
• Riding a skateboard

Related Phrases

• Street skateboarding: skateboarding performed in urban environments, using stairs, rails, and other street furniture.
• Vert skateboarding: skateboarding performed on a vertical ramp (half-pipe).

Noun

1. the sport of skating on a skateboard