skiing

Variant of ski

ski definition

ski (skē; Brit also s̸hē)

noun pl. skis

  1. a long, thin, wood, metal, or usually fiberglass, runner that is fastened to a kind of boot (ski boot), used in pairs to glide over snow
  2. water ski

Etymology: Norw < ON skith, snowshoe, strip of wood, akin to OE scid, OHG scit, thin piece of wood, shingle < IE base *skei- > sheath

intransitive verb skied (skēd), skiing ski′·ing

  1. to travel on skis by gliding over the snow
  2. to engage in the sport of gliding down snow-covered inclines on skis
  3. water-ski

transitive verb

to travel over on skis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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