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sporting.

Pertaining to sports

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ//ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ//ˈspɔːtɪŋ//ˈspoətɪŋ/

  1. Pertaining to sports

    not-comparable
    He got a job in a sporting goods store.

  2. Exhibiting sportsmanship.

    comparable
    Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.

  3. Fair, generous; game.

    comparable
    It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

  4. Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, sport + -ing.

noun/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ//ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ//ˈspɔːtɪŋ//ˈspoətɪŋ/

  1. The act of taking part in a sport.

Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, sport + -ing.

verb/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ//ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ//ˈspɔːtɪŋ//ˈspoətɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of sport

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

By surface analysis, sport + -ing.

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