skatingskat‧ing /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable] 
We went skating in Central Park.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Ice skating was great fun and fairly easy to learn which really surprised me.
- Others describe a pastime such as skating, concert-going and even a dance party.
- She is ten and likes dancing, swimming and skating.
- She likes skating, writing letters, reading and playing the clarinet.
- She says her life revolved around the ice rink - she had to fit her personal life in around her skating.
- She says she loves ice skating.
- The afternoon was very energetic since we travelled up to Doncaster Dome where we went ice skating.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We went skating in Central Park.
We went skating in Central Park.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the activity or sport of moving around on skates for fun or as a sport: - Legally, the company is on very thin ice with its actions.
- You're skating on thin ice, showing up late for work every day.
- He was on thin ice before.
- It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
- He was on thin ice before.
- It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned.
We went skating in Central Park.