ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Racing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Racing is a noun meaning The sport of competing in races.

Meaning

The sport of competing in races.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of race

Example Sentences

Chariot racings are probably, however, those in which the horse first distinguished himself as a courser, and we believe our earliest notices on the subject point to those of Persia, which were practised at the sacrifices made to the sun […]
The war years have not greatly altered running conditions on the East Coast route north of Edinburgh. It was never a racing ground, and the heavier loads and the possibility of indifferent coal have been only partially balanced by the increases in running times of the principal trains.

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