Tobogganing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport. uncountable, usually
"1876: Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane, The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography As elsewhere in Canada, winter is the festive season, given up to sledging, skating, "tobogganning," and other outdoor exhilarating amusements."
- 2 riding on a long light sled with low handrails wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of toboggan form-of, gerund, participle, present
"A cascade of small, indignant girls were tobogganing sidewise down the incline."
Example
More examples"Have you ever been tobogganing?"