Meanings
nounmotoring (usually uncountable, plural motorings)
plural motorings
- uncountableusuallyThe act of operating a motorized vehicle; especially, driving a car (motorcar).
c. 1910, George Bernard Shaw, letter to Beatrice The afternoon was horrible; but when we struck the sea at Exmouth, and the coast, familiar to me through my Torquay motorings, became lovely in the evening. I revived & was quite jolly when I arrived.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of motor
Translations
Catalan automobilisme
- automobilismecar driving
Finnish autoilu
- autoilucar driving
French automobilisme
- automobilismecar driving
Portuguese automobilismo
- automobilismocar driving
Spanish automovilismo
- automovilismocar driving
Swedish bilism
- bilismcar driving
Cite this entry
APA
motoring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoring
MLA
“motoring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoring. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motoring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motoring.
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