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sailing

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Sailing means: the activity of flying a glider.

Synonyms for sailing6

noun, as in the activity of flying a glider

glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring

noun, as in the work of a sailor

seafaring, navigation

What does sailing mean?4

noun

1

the activity of flying a glider

2

the work of a sailor

3

riding in a sailboat

4

the departure of a vessel from a port

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sailing?15

three syllables

detailingprevailingunveilinginhaling
Show 40 near rhymes
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Sailing in a sentence

  • Which would you prefer to do, go swimming or go sailing?CK
  • Which would you rather do, go swimming or go sailing?CK
  • We're not only going to go swimming, we're also going to go sailing.CK
  • There was no wind, so we couldn't go sailing.CK
  • Sailing a boat, his chief hobby, costs him most of his salary.CM
  • We should've gone sailing yesterday when it was windy.CK
  • Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.CM
  • We don't go sailing as often as we used to.CK

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Forms of sailing

as a noun

plural
sailings