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sporting definition

sport·ing (spôrt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. of, having to do with, or for sports, or athletic games, etc.
  2. interested in or taking part in sports, or athletic games, etc.
  3. sportsmanlike; fair
  4. ☆ interested in or having to do with games, races, etc. characterized by gambling or betting
  5. Biol. inclined to mutate

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sporting Synonyms

sporting

modif.

  1. Interested in sport

    gaming, showy, flashy; see jaunty.

  2. Fair or more than fair

    considerate, sportsmanlike, gentlemanly; see generous 1, reasonable 2.


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sporting Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • organize: The Society is extremely active and organizes many social, sporting and charity events throughout the year.

Adjective modifier

  • recreational: The Myreside Club exists to promote recreational, sporting and social activities among its membership, which includes former pupils, parents and staff.

Modifies a noun

  • hero: What better place to start than with local sporting heroes?

Noun used with modifier

  • summer: She is also well-known for her pictures of children on the beach and summer sporting events such as Ascot and Henley.
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sporting quotes

Those trains will run over their tails, if they can, Snorting and sporting like porpoises. Flee The burly, the whirligig wheels of the train, As round as the world and as large again.

-Sitwell, Dame Edith Louisa

There are compensations for growing older.One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a great relief to reach this stage of wisdom.

-Skinner, Cornelia Otis

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