Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "skating" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

blisters on feet broken limbs falling falling down getting good at getting injured glide rather than walk go faster than dogs hocky game increased heart rate injuries injury meeting attractive girl melting ice might fall move fast movement moving across ice moving on ice one to pant pain in ankles picking up speed scrapes sore muscles tired ankles twist ankle vibration through skates

Coordinate Terms

double poling striding

Derived Terms

figure skating free skating ice skating in-line skating park skating roller skating skating on thin ice skating rink ski skating speed skating street skating synchronised skating synchronized skating

Inflected/Variant Forms

skate

Context

skiing

Prerequisites

balance cold weather coordination good balance sense of balance skates smooth surface

Subevents

break ankle can fall could slip or fall down do triple axle fall fall and break ankle fall down fall down hard fall on butt fall on head fall over falling down get cold go fast having fun may fall move legs skate slip twist ankle wear jacket will fall down

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

athletics sport

Type Of (IsA)

activity intelligent agent activity locomotion recreational activity ride sport surface transportation event

Related Terms

skate skateboarding sport

Similar Terms

double poling striding

Used For

dancing on ice enjoyment entertainment exercise fun getting along without effort having fun having fun on ice hockey hockey players keeping fit moving to music on ice playing hockey pleasure relaxation social interaction social interactions using skates

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.