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sporting

/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Sporting means: exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.

Synonyms for sporting12

adjective, as in exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

clean, sporty, sportsmanlike, fair, just

adjective, as in preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

dissipated, betting, card-playing, gambling, indulgent

adjective, as in involving risk or willingness to take a risk

adventurous, adventuresome

What does sporting mean?4

adjective

1

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play“a clean fight”

2

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance“led a dissipated life”

3

involving risk or willingness to take a risk“a sporting chance”

4

relating to or used in sports“sporting events”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sporting?9

two syllables

sortingcourtingsnorting
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Sporting in a sentence

  • Events were canceled throughout the nation, from festivals and concerts to sporting events.Hybrid
  • Ziri was running in normal shoes, not sporting shoes.Amastan
  • If money is being made off a sporting event, the athletes should be paid.rul
  • Algeria's sporting fixtures will go ahead but behind closed doors.Amastan
  • Algeria could cancel sporting fixtures in the future.Amastan
  • I bought two new shuttlecocks from the sporting goods store.sabretou
  • Many athletes refuse to participate in sporting events organized in that racist country.dzouras
  • It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city.CM

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