noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks. countable, uncountable

   "Their adventures are much more thrilling than your summer hikes and canoeings."

2. 2
   When a cigar, cigarette, or joint burns unevenly, burning more on one side. countable, uncountable

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

boatingcircumnavigationcoastingcruisinggunkholingmotorboating

Example

More examples

"You should've gone canoeing with Tom."

Etymology

From canoe + -ing.

Related phrases

water sport

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