boating

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boating

/ˈbəʊtɪŋ/ UK
/ˈboʊtɪŋ/ US
[ˈboʊ̯ɾɪŋ] US

Sounds like boding · Rhymes with -əʊtɪŋ

noun boatings

countable, uncountable The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat. I like nothing better than to hear of your ridings, and shootings, and boatings.
countable, historical, uncountable In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of boat

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Closest in meaning: yachting, watercraft, yacht, boater, vessel, sailing, nautical, canoeing, paddling, navigation, maritime, cruising, navigable, navigational, whitewater, waterborne

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@misc{boating_2026,
  title = {boating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}