Definitions for sporting
ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr-sport·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlikeadjective

   exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

   "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"

2. sportingadjective

   relating to or used in sports

   "sporting events"; "sporting equipment"

3. sportingadjective

   involving risk or willingness to take a risk

   "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"

4. dissipated, betting, card-playing, sportingadjective

   preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

   "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sportingadjective

   Pertaining to sports

   He got a job in a sporting goods store.

2. sportingadjective

   Exhibiting sportsmanship.

   Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.

3. sportingadjective

   Having a reasonable chance of success.

   A sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long-shot?

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sporting

   Sporting refers to the participation, involvement or engagement in sports or any physical activities that are often competitive and require specific skills or physical abilities. It can also refer to exhibiting qualities associated with sports, such as fair play, enthusiasm, or good spirit.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Sporting

   of Sport

2. Sportingadjective

   of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sporting

   Relating to sport.

   The sporting behaviour of the athletes was so beautiful to see, the unity, hugs, song all so amazing.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sporting' in Adjectives Frequency: #989

How to pronounce sporting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say sporting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sporting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sporting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sporting in a Sentence

1. Marty Maciaszek:

   We were surprised to a certain degree, especially when you consider the iconic nature of the Louisville Slugger brand and how entrenched it has been in the sporting goods industry for almost 140 years now.

2. Tony Blair:

   Its a difficult situation, i hope in time it can be resolved in a in a good way for all sides. Youve got to hope so. But Im sure, whatever happens, these great sporting events will always be able to rise above politics. Very occasionally they dont and they cant, but mainly they do. And weve had successful sporting events in countries that have had quite severe issues or problems and challenges and theyve still managed to put on a great event.

3. Stefan Olsson:

   She has done the right thing, the migration board have made their judgment and the tax authority have made theirs. At the moment there is nothing to suggest that it will affect her sporting efforts, as long as the authorities have said that everything is okay, we have no reason to do anything else. On the other hand, we work a lot with confidence and trust and we want to be able to trust what people say in different contexts.

4. Jesse Watters:

   He talks too much, he is not the announcer like itis a sporting event, we do that.We are doing the day-to-daycommentary as things develop.I want him to say, ‘you knowwhat, we are going to study it.And then when he studies that hecomes out and tells the facts.’.

5. Belinda Stronach:

   The sport of horse racing is the last great sporting legacy platform to be modernized. If we expect our sport to grow for future generations, we must raise our standards.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sporting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sporting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporting