English Online Dictionary. What means sporting? What does sporting mean?
English
Etymology
By surface analysis, sport + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈspoətɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɪŋ
Verb
sporting
- present participle and gerund of sport
Adjective
sporting (comparative more sporting, superlative most sporting)
- (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
- (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
- (comparable) Fair, generous; game.
- (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
sporting (plural sportings)
- The act of taking part in a sport.
Anagrams
- ringpost, ringspot