sphereing

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noun

The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.

Similar
zorbing
OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounsphereing (uncountable)

alternative sphering

  1. uncountableThe practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.

    Well with sphereing, you are that sock - a prisoner inside a huge inflatable spherical jail, travelling down hills at speeds of up to 30mph

    2008 August 4, “Sphere we go again”, in Body Confidential

    Synonyms: zorbing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.

Similar
zorbing

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  2. Latinsphaera
  3. Late Latinsphēra
  4. Old Frenchsphere
  5. Middle Englishspere
  6. Englishsphere
  7. Englishsphereing

From sphere + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sphereing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphereing

MLA

“sphereing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphereing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphereing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphereing.

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