skating

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/

The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
“In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.”
“My merry Christmas and first matrimonial plum-pudding, which I had a hand in compounding — the sprig of mistletoe which I bought for home-consumption, the walks in the parks and the skatings on the Serpentine during the two days' holiday[…]”
The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.