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bodyboarding

bodyboarding noun: a water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. Also the present participle and gerund of bodyboard.

Noun

bodyboarding (uncountable)

  1. A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.

Also used as

bodyboarding is also the present participle and gerund of bodyboard.

Origin of bodyboarding

From bodyboard + -ing.

Questions about bodyboarding

What does bodyboarding mean?
Bodyboarding means a water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.
What part of speech is bodyboarding?
Bodyboarding is a noun.

Words near bodyboarding in the dictionary

  1. bodyblocks
  2. bodyboard
  3. bodyboarded
  4. bodyboarder
  5. bodyboarders
  6. bodyboarding
  7. bodyboards
  8. bodybuild
  9. bodybuilder
  10. bodybuilders
  11. bodybuilding

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