snowshoeing

English

Etymology

From snowshoe +‎ -ing.

Verb

snowshoeing

  1. present participle of snowshoe

Noun

snowshoeing (uncountable)

  1. The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes. [from 19th c.]
    • 1888, “The National Sports of Canada”, in The American Magazine, volume 25, page 58:
      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.
    • 2005 January 9, Gemma Bowes, The Guardian:
      Most fans of winter sports have traditionally had a few problems with snowshoeing.
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