Synonyms for ice skating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahys-skeyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪsˌskeɪt


Définition of ice skating

Origin :
  • 1690s, from ice (n.) + skate (n.2). The verb usually was simply skate until the advent of roller-skating mid-18c. made distinction necessary.
  • As in skate : verb slide
Example sentences :
  • You should be out on the ice skating instead of managing a theatre.
  • Extract from : « The Light of the Star » by Hamlin Garland
  • There are seven boys and as many girls, but the rest of them are out on the ice skating.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Sleuths' Club » by Carol Norton
  • In winters in which it froze over, there was ice skating, ice boating, and fishing through holes in the ice.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • Again this is connected with my ice skating activities which I didn't mention.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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