Definitions
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- noun A sport in which a participant is secured inside a
zorb and rolled downhill. - verb Present participle of
zorb .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I tried zorbing which is rolling down a hill in a large plastic ball.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Upon hearing about my most recent knee injury, MAKE (and CRAFT) contributor Andrew Lewis asked if I might consider "zorbing" (video) as an alternative mode of transportation.
MAKE Magazine 2010
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One of the attraction's workers, Cathy Burrows, says the mice love the balls and are using them for 'zorbing and spinning' before kipping down for a rest.
What happens to Wimbledon's used balls? Ask Cumbria's mice 2011
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Layer Marney TowerWorld Picnic, Milton Keynes, SunFree day of body zorbing, drumming and Bollywood dancing workshops, plus "a 10-metre pig with an animatronic head".
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One of the attraction's workers, Cathy Burrows, says the mice love the balls and are using them for 'zorbing and spinning' before kipping down for a rest.
What happens to Wimbledon's used balls? Ask Cumbria's mice 2011
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I'll be keeping you posted from New Zealand where I'm scheduled to go zorbing, bungee jumping, skydiving and glacier hiking after I meet my prince (or pauper) at the Ball.
Terry Gardner: Stretching My Heart Across Air New Zealand's Wings 2009
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When else would you get up at seven on a Saturday morning to go zorbing with your mate's girlfriend's dad, especially after drinking 16 pints the night before?
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Those averse to horses or not yet inclined to pick up a rod or gun could try their hand at zorbing or quad-biking, still be down-with-the-countryside with ferrets and falcons, see artists at work, and be extremely well-fed and watered in the aisles of the food show.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Living in the wild for a night, trekking, river crossing, rock climbimng, rappling, zorbing .... n the list goes on; all this we did in just 3 days.
TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Living in the wild for a night, trekking, river crossing, rock climbimng, rappling, zorbing .... n the list goes on; all this we did in just 3 days.
TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
uselessness commented on the word zorbing
A "fascinating" sport from our friends in New Zealand: strap yourself to the inside of a giant hollow ball and get somebody to push it down a steep hill. Can't say I want to try it. Found on Wikipedia.
May 10, 2007
misterpolly commented on the word zorbing
I know lots of people I'd like to involve in this "sport"! Where can I buy a giant hollow ball? (I'll find the steep hill.)
February 5, 2008