the sport of gliding on skates
"She spent her Saturday afternoon perfecting her turns in ice skating before heading home."
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
"After the heavy snow melted, children went skating on the frozen pond to enjoy the smooth glide across the ice."
In plain English: Skating is when you move around on ice or wheels using special shoes with blades or small round discs attached to your feet.
"The children spent their entire afternoon on skating at the local pond."
Usage: Skating refers specifically to the act of gliding on ice with blades or on pavement with wheels, distinguishing it from general sliding which lacks this equipment requirement. Use skating as an uncountable noun when describing the activity in general terms rather than counting individual instances.
present participle of skate
"The children were skating across the frozen pond when it suddenly began to crack."
In plain English: Skating means moving quickly on ice or wheels using special shoes with blades or small round parts attached to the bottom.
"The children spent their afternoon skating on the frozen pond."