different between kitesurfing vs surfing

English

Alternative forms

• kite surfing

Etymology

kite +? surfing

Noun

kitesurfing (uncountable)

1. A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water, where the rider is on a surfboard and is propelled by a power kite.

Synonyms

• kiteboarding

Verb

kitesurfing

1. present participle of kitesurf

Translations

Spanish

Noun

kitesurfing m (uncountable)

1. kitesurfing

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?f??/
• Rhymes: -??(r)f??

Verb

surfing

1. present participle of surf

Noun

surfing (usually uncountable, plural surfings)

1. The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
2. The activity of browsing the Internet.
   • 2003, Don Yoder, Groundhog Day (page v)

     To J. M. Duffin, former student and now assistant archivist at the University of Pennsylvania, thanks for courteous surfings of the Internet for missing dates, publishers, and other embarrassing gaps in my text.

Synonyms

• surf riding (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

• surf
• surfboard
• surfer

Translations

Further reading

• surfing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

From English surfing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r.f?ink/

Noun

surfing m inan

1. surfing (sport)

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) surfingowa?
• (adjective) surfingowy

Related terms

• (verb) surfowa?
• (nouns) surfer, surferka

Further reading

• surfing in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• surfing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

surfing m (uncountable)

1. surfing