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sportswatching

sportswatching noun: the act of watching sports on television.

Noun

sportswatching (uncountable)

  1. The act of watching sports on television.
    • So massive is the proportion of sportswatching we consume via the cathode tube, the venue is immaterial: almost being there is often good enough.2014, Rob Steen, Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport

Origin of sportswatching

From sports + watching.

Questions about sportswatching

What does sportswatching mean?
Sportswatching means the act of watching sports on television.
What part of speech is sportswatching?
Sportswatching is a noun.

Words near sportswatching in the dictionary

  1. sportsters
  2. sportswash
  3. sportswashed
  4. sportswashes
  5. sportswashing
  6. sportswatching
  7. sportswear
  8. sportswise
  9. sportswoman
  10. sportswomanlike
  11. sportswomanship

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