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[ spawr-ting, spohr- ] / ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sporting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveengaging 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 sportingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM sportingsport·ing·ly, adverbnon·sport·ing, adjectivenon·sport·ing·ly, adverbun·sport·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sportingsport, sporter, sport fish, sportfisherman, sportfishing, sporting, sporting blood, sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sportingIn their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare. A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just ask Darren Sharper what happens if your sporting career suddenly falters. Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star|Robert Silverman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Being dapper is all about attention to detail, like sporting a perfectly tucked handkerchief in your suit pocket. The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Don Draper in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero. The King of Postmodern Cool Is Reborn in ‘Ash Vs. The Evil Dead’|Nick Schager|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for sporting
adjective(prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sportsseveral 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 sportingsportingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sportinggame, square, antic, fair, rollicking, considerate, devil-may-care, frisky, frolicsome, gay, generous, gentlemanly, impish, jaunty, joyous, kittenish, lively, merry, mischievous, reasonable |