Sporting

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Sporting

verb

  1. To amuse oneself, to play.

    "children sporting on the green"

  2. To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

    "Jen sports with Bill's emotions."

  3. To display; to have as a notable feature.

    "Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat"

  4. To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
  5. To represent by any kind of play.

noun

  1. The act of taking part in a sport.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to sports

    "He got a job in a sporting goods store."

  2. Exhibiting sportsmanship.

    "Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself."

  3. Having a reasonable chance of success.

    "You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!"

  4. Fair, generous; ‘game’.

    "It was very sporting of her to let us off like that."

  5. (obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.

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