: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In rural Wisconsin, homelessness is often hidden behind a veil of individuals and families who are couch surfing and sleeping in their vehicles.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
But the surprising and overriding message of the film is how male-dominated and chauvinistic the world of big-wave surfing still is.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In rural Wisconsin, homelessness is often hidden behind a veil of individuals and families who are couch surfing and sleeping in their vehicles.
—Hallie Claflin, Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
In the south, find more typical resort offerings, a surfing scene, and Bali’s party-hard tourists.
6.
—Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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