surfing

English

Etymology

From the verb surf + -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝfɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)fɪŋ

Verb

surfing

  1. present participle and gerund of surf

Noun

surfing (usually uncountable, plural surfings)

  1. The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
  2. (Internet) The activity of browsing the Internet.
    • 2003, Don Yoder, Groundhog Day, page v:
      To J. M. Duffin, former student and now assistant archivist at the University of Pennsylvania, thanks for courteous surfings of the Internet for missing dates, publishers, and other embarrassing gaps in my text.

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English surfing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.fiŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrfiŋk
  • Syllabification: sur‧fing

Noun

surfing m inan

  1. (surfing) surfing (sport)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • surfingowy
verb
  • surfingować impf
verb
  • surfować impf

Further reading

  • surfing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • surfing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English surfing.

Noun

surfing n (uncountable)

  1. surfing

Declension

Declension of surfing
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative surfing surfingul
genitive-dative surfing surfingului
vocative surfingule

Spanish

Noun

surfing m (uncountable)

  1. surfing

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English surfing.

Noun

surfing c

  1. surfing
    Synonym: surfning

Declension

Declension of surfing
nominative genitive
singular indefinite surfing surfings
definite surfingen surfingens
plural indefinite
definite