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Definition of skating noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skating

noun
 
/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
 [uncountable]Idioms
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  1. (also ice skating)
     the sport or activity of moving on ice on skates
    • to go skating
    • We used to go skating on the lake in cold winters.
    • some of the skating world’s leading choreographers
    see also figure skating, speed skatingTopics Sports: other sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ice
    • roller
    • in-line
    • …
    verb + skating
    • go
    skating + noun
    • championships
    • competition
    • event
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (also roller skating)
     the activity of moving over the ground wearing roller skates (= a type of boot with two pairs of small wheels attached to the bottom)
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ice
    • roller
    • in-line
    • …
    verb + skating
    • go
    skating + noun
    • championships
    • competition
    • event
    • …
    See full entry
Idioms
be skating/walking on thin ice
  1. to be taking a risk
See skating in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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