Meanings
nounkayaking (uncountable)
- uncountableA water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.
Turnip Rock is located in a portion of eastern Michigan dubbed the Thumb, where 140 miles of coastline and waterfront towns offer a variety of outdoor activities, including biking, walking and kayaking.
2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kayak
Origin
- Proto-Eskimo*qayaʀ
- Proto-Inuit*qayaq
- Inuktitutᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)
- Englishkayak
- Englishkayaking
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 皮划艇
- 皮划艇 (píhuátǐng)water sport
Finnish kajakkimelonta, kajakki
- kajakkimelontawater sport
- kajakkiwater sport
Hebrew שֵׁיט קָיָאקִים
- שֵׁיט קָיָאקִים (sheyt kayakim)water sport
Norwegian Bokmål kajakkpadling
- kajakkpadlingwater sport
Polish kajakarstwo
- kajakarstwowater sport
Swedish kajakrodd, kajakpaddling
- kajakroddwater sport
- kajakpaddlingwater sport
Cite this entry
APA
kayaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayaking
MLA
“kayaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kayaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kayaking.
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