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boating.

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbəʊtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈboʊtɪŋ/General-American[ˈboʊ̯ɾɪŋ]General-American
  1. The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

    countable · uncountable
  2. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English -ing English boating From boat + -ing.

verb/ˈbəʊtɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈboʊtɪŋ/General-American[ˈboʊ̯ɾɪŋ]General-American
  1. present participle and gerund of boat

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English -ing English boating From boat + -ing.

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