snowshoeing

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noun

The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.

Less commonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of snowshoe
nounsnowshoeing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.First known use 19th c.

    Most fans of winter sports have traditionally had a few problems with snowshoeing.

    2005 January 9, Gemma Bowes, The Guardian
    1 more example

    A perfectly natural movement of the foot, as in ordinary walking, is the sine qui non of successful snowshoeing, and everything in the construction of the shoe itself goes to confirm this statement.

    1888, “The National Sports of Canada”, in The American Magazine, volume 25, page 58

Origin

From snowshoe + -ing.

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snowshoeing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowshoeing

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowshoeing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowshoeing.

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