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Surfing vs Bodyboarding - What's the difference?

surfing | bodyboarding |

As verbs the difference between surfing and bodyboarding

is that surfing is while bodyboarding is .

As nouns the difference between surfing and bodyboarding

is that surfing is the pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard while bodyboarding is a water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.

surfing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
  • The action of the verb to surf .

    • Synonyms

    * surf riding (obsolete)

    Related terms

    * surf * surfboard * surfer

    Derived terms

    * bodysurfing * windsurfing * crowd surfing * train surfing * shoulder surfing * kitesurfing

    See also

    *

    bodyboarding

    English

    (wikipedia bodyboarding)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves.

    • Verb

    (head)