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  • present participle of sport.
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sporting

[spawr-ting, spohr-] / ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
playful
Synonyms
STRONG
antic fair game rollicking square
WEAK
coltish considerate devil-may-care frisky frolicsome gamesome gay generous gentlemanly impish jaunty joyous kittenish larkish lively merry mischievous reasonable roguish sportive sportsmanlike sportsmanly sprightly square dealing square-shooting straight shooting waggish wild
Antonyms
WEAK
unsporting

Example Sentences

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The Greenbrier Sporting Club counts some 400 members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Kevin Workman, a Sporting Club member since 2003, said he believes the course is in good shape “other than the tiredness of a 20-year-old golf course.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Meanwhile in England, a teenage Ronaldo was signing for Manchester United from Sporting.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Sporting director Richard Hughes needs to redeem himself by doing everything he can to persuade Luis Enrique to swap Paris for Liverpool.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He came down the Rue de France and found himself at the Sporting Club.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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