Sporting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈspɔːrtɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word sporting
Brit.  |ˈspɔːtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word sporting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to sport

adjective

- exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play (syn: clean, sportsmanlike, sporty)
a sporting solution of the disagreement
- involving risk or willingness to take a risk
a sporting chance
sporting blood
- preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance (syn: betting, dissipated)
sporting gents and their ladies

Extra examples

It wasn't very sporting of you to trip him.

The college offers a wide range of sporting activities.

Britain's sporting heroes

It was very sporting of them to wait until the rest of our team had arrived.

She showed up at the party sporting a bright red hat.

The sporting goods store partnered with the newspaper to sponsor the road race.

...the director of the sporting event was greeted at the scene with a cannonade of complaints...

...a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry...

You can see the big sea animals in the water, sporting with their young ones.

He has a sporting chance of promotion (=a fairly good chance).

They no longer advertise alcohol or cigarettes at sporting events.

Rain has continued to play havoc with sporting events.

Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area.

The Olympics can make sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes.

The city offers an appealing combination of sporting and cultural events.

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