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skatin'

skatin' is the pronunciation spelling of skating.

Meaning of skating

Noun

skating (usually uncountable, plural skatings)

  1. (usually) The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
    • In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Prudence”, in Essays: First Series
  2. (usually) The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
  3. (usually) A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.

Questions about skatin'

What is skatin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Skatin' is the pronunciation spelling of skating.

Words near skatin' in the dictionary

  1. skateway
  2. skateways
  3. skatewear
  4. skathe
  5. Skathi
  6. skatin'
  7. skating
  8. skating around
  9. skating by
  10. skating on
  11. skating on thin ice

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