sporting

adjective

sport·ing ˈspȯr-tiŋ How to pronounce sporting (audio)

: of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport

especially : trained for trapping or retrieving game

sporting dogs

: marked by or calling for sportsmanship

: involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter

a sporting chance

: of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling

: tending to mutate freely

sportingly adverb

Example Sentences

It wasn't very sporting of you to trip him.

Recent Examples on the Web The show's finalists each represent the best of seven different groups of dog breeds: herding, hound, non-sporting, terrier, toy and working.

Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 June 2022 To lure non-sporting events, BSE Global needs to negotiate favorable terms with promoters, leaving little room for profit.

Jabari Young, Forbes, 18 June 2022 REV Entertainment’s team of roughly 35 full-time employees includes seven who work under a subsidiary business called REV Production Services, which specializes in installing flooring and barricades at stadiums for non-sporting events.

Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021 Hawks owner/general manager Ben Kerner had trouble securing home dates at the Milwaukee Arena for parts of the season, including in March and most of February, with the venue preferring to schedule non-sporting events as better revenue bets.

Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2021 Clearly aware of sneakers' cultural power, Nike has since collaborated with luxury fashion labels like Dior and Sacai, as well as non-sporting celebrities such as Travis Scott and somewhat unlikely brands like Ben & Jerry's.

CNN, 5 July 2021 On Saturday, hound, toy, non-sporting and herding breed group judging will be telecast on FS1 and streamed live on the FOX NOW and FOX Sports apps.

Fox News, 12 June 2021 Small apartments are best suited to toy breeds or small members of other non-sporting dogs.

Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021 The show includes honorees, finalists and winners in more than 20 sports and will also recognize non-sporting excellence in a variety of categories.

USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021 See More

sporting 1 of 2

noun

as in sportiveness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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sportiveness
cavorting
romping
frolicking
gamboling
gambolling
merrymaking
roistering
revelry
frivolity
playfulness
roguishness
prankishness
rascality
boisterousness
rowdyism
trickery
rowdiness
roguery
mischievousness
devilry
impishness
rambunctiousness
mischief
deviltry
funning
monkey business
buffoonery
clowning
skylarking
knavery
rumbustiousness
roughhousing
tomfoolery
joking
horseplay
monkeying
clownishness
horsing around
high jinks
roughhouse
nonsense
jesting
hijinks
slapstick
clownery
waggery
shenanigan(s)
childishness
silliness
foolishness
monkeyshine(s)
foolery

sporting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sport

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort

Synonyms & Similar Words

playing
recreating
frolicking
entertaining
rollicking
disporting
skylarking
amusing
cavorting
relaxing
toying
romping
gamboling
hanging
joking
delighting
resting
pleasing
gambolling
dabbling
trifling
teasing
dallying
frisking
diverting
dabbling
loafing
idling
screwing around
goldbricking
messing around
dawdling
hanging about
jesting
fiddling (around)
puttering (around)
lounging (around or about)
bumming (around)
slacking (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

working
struggling
sweating
striving
laboring
straining
toiling
plodding
plugging (away)
slaving
drudging

as in dancing

to play and run about happily the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

dancing
cavorting
hopping
leaping
romping
gamboling
capering
skipping
frolicking
rollicking
disporting
gambolling
reveling
larking
frisking
prancing
tumbling
springing
revelling
curvetting
cutting capers
bounding
loping
roistering
curveting
carousing
tripping
clowning
horsing around
kicking up one's heels
skylarking
roughhousing
kiting
fooling around
cutting up
joyriding
carrying on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pouting
stewing
moping
sulking

as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town

Synonyms & Similar Words

displaying
exhibiting
flashing
showing
unveiling
flaunting
parading
waving
producing
exposing
announcing
strutting
advertising
brandishing
disporting
flourishing
showing off
broadcasting
revealing
proclaiming
laying out
trumpeting
baring
heralding
publicizing
blazing
airing
posting
discovering
divulging
placarding
sounding
uncovering
unmasking
uncloaking
telling (of)
talking (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

camouflaging
disguising
masking
concealing
covering
hiding
obscuring
shrouding
occluding
veiling
occulting
curtaining
enshrouding

单词	sporting
释义	sporting adjective sport·ing ˈspȯr-tiŋ 1 a : of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport especially : trained for trapping or retrieving game sporting dogs b : marked by or calling for sportsmanship c : involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter a sporting chance 2 : of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling 3 : tending to mutate freely sportingly adverb Example Sentences It wasn't very sporting of you to trip him. Recent Examples on the Web The show's finalists each represent the best of seven different groups of dog breeds: herding, hound, non-sporting, terrier, toy and working. Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 June 2022 To lure non-sporting events, BSE Global needs to negotiate favorable terms with promoters, leaving little room for profit. Jabari Young, Forbes, 18 June 2022 REV Entertainment’s team of roughly 35 full-time employees includes seven who work under a subsidiary business called REV Production Services, which specializes in installing flooring and barricades at stadiums for non-sporting events. Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2021 Hawks owner/general manager Ben Kerner had trouble securing home dates at the Milwaukee Arena for parts of the season, including in March and most of February, with the venue preferring to schedule non-sporting events as better revenue bets. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2021 Clearly aware of sneakers' cultural power, Nike has since collaborated with luxury fashion labels like Dior and Sacai, as well as non-sporting celebrities such as Travis Scott and somewhat unlikely brands like Ben & Jerry's. CNN, 5 July 2021 On Saturday, hound, toy, non-sporting and herding breed group judging will be telecast on FS1 and streamed live on the FOX NOW and FOX Sports apps. Fox News, 12 June 2021 Small apartments are best suited to toy breeds or small members of other non-sporting dogs. Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021 The show includes honorees, finalists and winners in more than 20 sports and will also recognize non-sporting excellence in a variety of categories. USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing sporting sporting house sporting house sporting 1 of 2 noun as in sportiveness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sportiveness cavorting romping frolicking gamboling gambolling merrymaking roistering revelry frivolity playfulness roguishness prankishness rascality boisterousness rowdyism trickery rowdiness roguery mischievousness devilry impishness rambunctiousness mischief deviltry funning monkey business buffoonery clowning skylarking knavery rumbustiousness roughhousing tomfoolery joking horseplay monkeying clownishness horsing around high jinks roughhouse nonsense jesting hijinks slapstick clownery waggery shenanigan(s) childishness silliness foolishness monkeyshine(s) foolery sporting 2 of 2 verb present participle of sport 1 as in playing to engage in activity for amusement from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort Synonyms & Similar Words playing recreating frolicking entertaining rollicking disporting skylarking amusing cavorting relaxing toying romping gamboling hanging joking delighting resting pleasing gambolling dabbling trifling teasing dallying frisking diverting dabbling loafing idling screwing around goldbricking messing around dawdling hanging about jesting fiddling (around) puttering (around) lounging (around or about) bumming (around) slacking (off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms working struggling sweating striving laboring straining toiling plodding plugging (away) slaving drudging See More 2 as in dancing to play and run about happily the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds Synonyms & Similar Words dancing cavorting hopping leaping romping gamboling capering skipping frolicking rollicking disporting gambolling reveling larking frisking prancing tumbling springing revelling curvetting cutting capers bounding loping roistering curveting carousing tripping clowning horsing around kicking up one's heels skylarking roughhousing kiting fooling around cutting up joyriding carrying on Antonyms & Near Antonyms pouting stewing moping sulking 3 as in displaying to present so as to invite notice or attention sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town Synonyms & Similar Words displaying exhibiting flashing showing unveiling flaunting parading waving producing exposing announcing strutting advertising brandishing disporting flourishing showing off broadcasting revealing proclaiming laying out trumpeting baring heralding publicizing blazing airing posting discovering divulging placarding sounding uncovering unmasking uncloaking telling (of) talking (about) Antonyms & Near Antonyms camouflaging disguising masking concealing covering hiding obscuring shrouding occluding veiling occulting curtaining enshrouding See More Phrases Containing sporting sporting house sporting house
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sporting

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