: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Post talked about how fellow inductee Wade was her first sponsor, always supportive of women’s surfing.
Slater, who traveled to Barbados with her on the national team, remembers her head in the books.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Tsunamis aren’t like regular surfing waves Tsunamis aren’t like the regular ocean swells that surfers ride.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Alexis Freitas, who runs another surfing school in the area, agreed.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
One downtown street is home to tasting room Coomber Craft Wine; a surfing academy; and a self-defense school.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Tsunamis aren’t like regular surfing waves Tsunamis aren’t like the regular ocean swells that surfers ride.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Alexis Freitas, who runs another surfing school in the area, agreed.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
One downtown street is home to tasting room Coomber Craft Wine; a surfing academy; and a self-defense school.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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