racing
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racing
- /ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, race + -ing.
noun racings
- The sport of competing in races. Chariot racings are probably, however, those in which the horse first distinguished himself as a courser, and we believe our earliest notices on the subject point to those of Persia, which were practised at the sacrifices made to the sun […]
verb
- present participle and gerund of race
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: raceway, hotfoot, backwash, run, wash, airstream, speed, hasten, hie, slipstream, subspecies, rush, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, pelt along
Translations
Talk about this word "racing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/racing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. racing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/racing "racing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/racing.Cite this
@misc{racing_2026,
title = {racing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/racing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
