- present participle of skate.
skating
Example Sentences
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Skating as much as Hughes does exacts a brutal toll, which is why it often looks like the Minnesota defenseman has an on/off switch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Forty-year-old Jorrit Bergsma from the Netherlands, becomes the oldest ever speed skater to win Olympic gold in the men's Mass Start Speed Skating event.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Appeared in the February 20, 2026, print edition as 'Liu Makes History With Skating Win'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The short programme takes place at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Tuesday, with the free skate to follow on Thursday.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Skating with Alexi and Svetlana was her dream—Nancy couldn't let Deirdre spoil it!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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