: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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From country music concerts to adaptive sports like surfing and boating, Yorke has found that support for her thrill-seeking son.
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Juli McDonald, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The addition of urban sports such as skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing, and 3x3 basketball has transformed Olympic engagement.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
—Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
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Juli McDonald, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The addition of urban sports such as skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing, and 3x3 basketball has transformed Olympic engagement.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
From sailing along the islets of Daku and Naked Island, to kite surfing and paddle boarding, water activities come in troves here.
—Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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