: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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The clips also show Bündchen doing yoga, dancing, cycling and surfing.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
La Push, also featured in the saga, is a Quileute village, with beautiful, remote beaches great for strolls, surfing, and storm-watching.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico Also known as Costa Chica, this stretch of Mexican coastline is famous for surfing but is still quieter than many other parts of the country.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s swimming, surfing, windsurfing, tide pools, coastal caves, and reefs for exploration.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
La Push, also featured in the saga, is a Quileute village, with beautiful, remote beaches great for strolls, surfing, and storm-watching.
—Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico Also known as Costa Chica, this stretch of Mexican coastline is famous for surfing but is still quieter than many other parts of the country.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s swimming, surfing, windsurfing, tide pools, coastal caves, and reefs for exploration.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surfing
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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