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

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How to pronounce Sporting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   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. Steve Adelman:

   The whole idea of going to a show, a club, or sporting event it’s a place where other people have already taken care of safety measures, i think most of the time when someone goes out for entertainment purposes, they are kind of suspending their disbelief about the need to protect themselves because they trust someone already looked into this.

2. Peng Shuai:

   We are a sporting organization, and our job is to remain in contact with her and, as we’ve explained in the past, to carry out personal and quiet diplomacy, to keep in touch with her, as we’ve done, i don’t think it’s for us to be able to to judge, in one way, just as it’s not for you to judge either.

3. Bruno Lage:

   The most important thing a club has to understand in modern times is the kind of work it has to do in order to have sporting and financial success, the secret for Benfica was not to copy anyone and to devise a way to have sporting success regardless of what players we sell for the good of our financial stability. Any young talent that stands out in a club is immediately transferred, because the offers are irrefutable.

4. Turner Sports:

   Gaming content will be a key driver for increasing fan engagement across all platforms, including time spent watching live sporting events and other criteria that impact television viewership.

5. Laura Jeffers:

   This guideline goes a step further by focusing on the other food items that kids are exposed to at school and how to improve the quality and selection of food brought into schools (e.g., snacks, food during fundraisers and sporting events, etc.).

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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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Sporting