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Skiing vs Skating - What's the difference?

skiing | skating |

As verbs the difference between skiing and skating

is that skiing is present participle of lang=en while skating is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between skiing and skating

is that skiing is a group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment while skating is the action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

skiing

English

(wikipedia skiing)

Alternative forms

* (pedantic)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (sports) A group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment.

    • Derived terms

    * alpine skiing * caterpillar skiing * cross-country skiing * downhill skiing * heli-skiing, heliskiing * Nordic skiing * water-skiing

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    skating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • * 1854 , Charles Manby Smith, The working-man's way in the world (page 283)
    • My merry Christmas and first matrimonial plum-pudding, which I had a hand in compounding — the sprig of mistletoe which I bought for home-consumption, the walks in the parks and the skatings on the Serpentine during the two days' holiday

    Derived terms

    * figure skating * free skating * ice skating * park skating * roller skating * skating on thin ice * skating rink * ski skating * speed skating * street skating

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