Word Type

Noun

Verb

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

Word Relationships

Causes

accidental drowning catch good wave catching wave could drown crashing death by decapitation drowning enjoyment exciting exercising falling get all wet get wet getting in shape getting salt water in mouth getting wet injury might drown riding waves thrilled shark attacks shark bites standing on surfboard sunburn using up wax

Derived Terms

bed surfing bodysurfing car surfing couch surfing couch-surfing crowd surfing ego surfing ego-surfing elevator surfing kite surfing kitesurfing lift surfing parasurfing shoulder surfing sofa surfing table surfing train surfing volcano surfing windsurfing wing surfing

Inflected/Variant Forms

surf

Prerequisites

agility and good swimming skills balance ocean surf board surfboard water waves waves and water wax

Subevents

anticipating wave balance catch wave drown fall and get wet fall off surfboard get eaten by shark get injured get wet getting wet hang loose might wipe out shark attack spills standing on surf board wax board will get suntan

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aquatics water sport

Type Of (IsA)

boardsport intelligent agent activity locomotion recreation sport water sport

Receives Action

done on water

Related Terms

surf surfboard surfer

Related Terms

internet pastime sport surf surfboard surfer united states

Synonym Network

surf riding

Used For

activity adventure being physically active excercise challenge communing with nature enjoyment entertainment exercise fun getting excited good swimmers having fun kids meeting people of opposite sex playing in water pleasure riding big wave riding waves showing off showing off skills sport staying above water surfers surfists thrills

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