tobogganing
part of speech
noun (tobogganing — uncountable); verb form (-ing of toboggan)
meaning for a pupil
1) Tobogganing is the activity of sliding down snowy hills on a toboggan or sledge. tree →
2) (sport) Tobogganing is also a winter sport of racing down icy tracks, related to luge and bobsleigh. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday winter life children "go tobogganing" on snow days. In PE and the Winter Olympics, luge, skeleton and bobsleigh are racing kinds of tobogganing. Safety rules: feet first, one person at a time on small hills, avoid roads, trees, fences and frozen ponds, wear warm clothes and a helmet. Phrases: "go tobogganing", "tobogganing hill", "tobogganing accident".
examples
- We went tobogganing after school when it snowed. tree →
- Tobogganing is my favourite winter activity. tree →
- The park banned tobogganing on the steep hill near the road. tree →
- After tobogganing, we drank hot chocolate. tree →
- Luge is a fast kind of tobogganing. tree →
- Wear a helmet when you go tobogganing. tree →
- We were tobogganing until it got dark. tree →
note
Uncountable. Spelling: tobogganing (one b, two g's, two n's). UK people often say "sledging", US "sledding".
Trees and pragmatics
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