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  • verb Present participle of surfboard.

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  • noun the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

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Examples

  • He did the surfboarding commercial and revels in a softer media spotlight, but aesthetically it's jarring, like seeing Harvey Keitel do naked beach yoga.

    It's Summer, and The Rumor is Torre 2010

  • Kealoha had injured his left leg while surfboarding.

    Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010

  • In surfboarding, you want the waves to carry you in, but with paddleboarding, you can do it on a lake or river because you propel yourself forward (or backwards) by paddling.

    Margie Goldsmith: Stand Up and Paddleboard 2010

  • It refers to surfboarding "-- a word found as early as 1929 --" they are attaching somebody to a board and helping them surf.

    Marc Cooper: The Torturous Logic of The New York Times 2008

  • Maybe it was the time he spent kiteboarding, a strange mixture of surfboarding and paragliding, which Kerry chose to display to the TV cameras this week.

    Trail Mix: High Hopes 2007

  • The last knit dress I remember owning was a drop-waisted tee-shirt dress with a surfboarding turtle on the front, and I was probably 11.

    Boden, Boden, Boden - A Dress A Day 2007

  • Its not the lava, its the surfboarding fight over the lava.

    Stop George Before He Films Again! 2004

  • But then, fool that I am, I gave him more money to start a surfboarding business.

    The Dangerous Hour Muller, Marcia 2004

  • Her husband went surfboarding then, and the young queen sponsored a

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • These intricate motor pathways enable us to perform pursuits that range from surfboarding to keyboarding.

    A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002

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