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Sliding vs Skating - What's the difference?

sliding | skating |

As verbs the difference between sliding and skating

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

As nouns the difference between sliding and skating

is that sliding is the motion of something that slides while skating is the action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

As an adjective sliding

is of something that can slide.

sliding

English

Verb

(head)
  • :Children find that sliding can be fun.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that slides.
    • slippings and slidings

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of something that can slide
  • :Our yard is just outside the sliding door.

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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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