- present participle of skate.
skating
Example Sentences
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While on a trip to Wisconsin, the president met Olympic speed skating champion Jordan Stolz, after which Trump lamented forgetting to touch his leg.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
There was also a knighthood and damehood for Olympic champions Dame Jayne Torvill and Sir Christopher Dean, for services to ice skating and to voluntary service.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
This analysis suggests that the S&P 500 will be skating on thin ice over the next few quarters.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
“Each takes money and time. It’s better to be skating to where the puck is going. Nobody is talking about the snow globe of the future.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
He was skating by, and since this was his third elementary school, he was able to do so with fairly little notice.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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