sporting

[ spawr-ting, spohr- ]

/ ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /

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adjective

engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.

concerned with or suitable for such sports: sporting equipment.

sportsmanlike.

interested in or connected with sports or pursuits involving betting or gambling: the sporting life of Las Vegas.

involving or inducing the taking of risk, as in a sport.

Origin of sporting

First recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM sporting

sport·ing·ly, adverb non·sport·ing, adjective non·sport·ing·ly, adverb un·sport·ing, adjective

Words nearby sporting

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Definition for sporting (2 of 2)

sport

[ spawrt, spohrt ]

/ spɔrt, spoʊrt /

noun

an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.

sports, (used with a singular verb) such athletic activities collectively: Sports is important in my life.

diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.

jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously.

mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him.

an object of derision; laughingstock.

something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything.

something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc.

a sportsman.

Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well.

Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler.

Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant.

Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation.

Obsolete. amorous dalliance.

adjective Also sports.

of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport:sport fishing.

suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes.

verb (used without object)

to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.

to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal.

to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport.

to trifle or treat lightly: to sport with another's emotions.

to mock, scoff, or tease: to sport at suburban life.

Botany. to mutate.

verb (used with object)

to pass (time) in amusement or sport.

to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often followed by away).

Informal. to wear, display, carry, etc., especially with ostentation; show off: to sport a new mink coat.

Archaic. to amuse (especially oneself).

Origin of sport

1350–1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of disport

SYNONYMS FOR sport

1 game.

4 amusement, fun, entertainment. See play.

19 romp, caper.

21 toy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sport

sport·ful, adjective sport·ful·ly, adverb sport·ful·ness, noun sport·less, adjective

out·sport, verb (used with object) un·sport·ed, adjective un·sport·ful, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sporting

In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.

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Just ask Darren Sharper what happens if your sporting career suddenly falters.

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Being dapper is all about attention to detail, like sporting a perfectly tucked handkerchief in your suit pocket.

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Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.

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Paparazzi photos of Mrs. Knowles-Carter sporting the Bettie Page look were released.

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Would their sporting sense of politics as a gigantic game carry him through successfully?

Abraham Lincoln and the Union |Nathaniel W. Stephenson
Then, the sweet fresh breezes of the spring, how pure they are, sporting over the green herbage or among the trees.

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The prince lived at that time with the sons of the ministers, being instructed in sciences, and sporting in gardens.

The Kath Sarit Sgara |Somadeva Bhatta
Scotland, so far as regards the sporting of the far north, was then almost a terra incognita.

Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors |William Alexander Adams
And a great rondy-vooze for the sporting men, politicians, and rounders of the town, if I do say it.

Queed |Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for sporting (1 of 2)

sporting

/ (ˈspɔːtɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sports several sporting interests

relating or conforming to sportsmanship; fair

of, relating to, or characterized by an interest in gambling

willing to take a risk

Derived forms of sporting

sportingly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for sporting (2 of 2)

sport

/ (spɔːt) /

noun

an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc

such activities considered collectively

any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure

the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing we had good sport today

playful or good-humoured joking to say a thing in sport

derisive mockery or the object of such mockery to make sport of someone

someone or something that is controlled by external influences the sport of fate

informal (sometimes qualified by good, bad, etc) a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser

informal a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game

informal a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler he's a bit of a sport

Australian and NZ informal a form of address used esp between males

biology

an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation
an anomalous characteristic of such an organism

verb

(tr) informal to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner she was sporting a new hat

(intr) to skip about or frolic happily

to amuse (oneself), esp in outdoor physical recreation

(intr often foll by with) to dally or trifle (with)

(tr often foll by away) rare to squander (time or money) sporting one's life away

(intr often foll by with) archaic to make fun (of)

(intr) biology to produce or undergo a mutation

Derived forms of sport

sporter, noun sportful, adjective sportfully, adverb sportfulness, noun

Word Origin for sport

C15 sporten, variant of disporten to disport

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noun

adjective Also sports.

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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sporting

adjective

Origin of sporting

OTHER WORDS FROM sporting

Words nearby sporting

Definition for sporting (2 of 2)

noun

adjective Also sports.

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of sport

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Example sentences from the Web for sporting

British Dictionary definitions for sporting (1 of 2)

adjective

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