noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat. countable, uncountable

   "I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings."

2. 2
   water travel for pleasure wordnet
3. 3
   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

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of boat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

canoeingcircumnavigationcoastingcruisinggunkholingmotorboating

Example

More examples

"I got soaked boating downriver."

Etymology

boat + -ing

Related phrases

dragon boatingaquatic recreationfloating itemsfloating vehicleon waterwater activitywater sport

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