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canoeing

/kəˈnuːɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण कनूइंग

कैनोइंग, डोंगी चलाने का खेल

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the sport or activity of travelling in a canoe

    कैनोइंग, डोंगी चलाने का खेल

    • Canoeing is an Olympic sport.
    • The camp offers canoeing and rock climbing.
    • We went canoeing on the lake on Sunday morning.
    + 2 more examples
    • Canoeing needs strong arms and good balance.
    • She took up canoeing during her summer holiday.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

go canoeing

For the activity use go canoeing, with no preposition, just as with go swimming.

इस गतिविधि के लिए 'go canoeing' कहा जाता है, बीच में कोई preposition नहीं, जैसे 'go swimming'।

  • We went canoeing on the Teesta river.
  • Radhika wants to go canoeing next summer.

canoeing (uncountable noun)

Canoeing names the sport, so it is uncountable and takes no a.

Canoeing खेल का नाम है, इसलिए यह uncountable है और a नहीं लेता।

  • Canoeing is part of the adventure camp.
  • She has done a lot of canoeing.

canoeing + noun

Use canoeing before a noun for the trip, club or team: canoeing trip, canoeing club.

यात्रा, क्लब या दल के लिए noun से पहले canoeing का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The college has a canoeing club.
  • They booked a canoeing trip on the Ganga.

canoe (verb) forms: canoed, canoeing

The verb canoe keeps the e before -ing, giving canoeing, and the past tense is canoed.

Verb canoe में -ing से पहले e बना रहता है (canoeing) और past tense canoed होता है।

  • They canoed down the river for two days.
  • He was canoeing when the rain started.
+Collocations 5

verb + canoeing

gotryenjoyteachtake up

  • The boys tried canoeing for the first time on the lake.

adjective + canoeing

white-waterseagentlecompetitiverecreational

  • White-water canoeing is exciting but dangerous.

canoeing + noun

tripclublessoneventholiday

  • The canoeing lesson begins at seven in the morning.

canoeing + place

on a riveracross a lakethrough the rapidsalong the coast

  • We enjoyed canoeing along the quiet coast of Goa.

canoeing equipment

paddlelife jackethelmetdry bagspray skirt

  • Check your canoeing equipment before you leave the bank.
“More examples 6
  • Canoeing demands strong arms and good balance.

Canoeing के लिए मज़बूत बाँहें और अच्छा संतुलन ज़रूरी है।

  • The school arranged a canoeing day on the Narmada.

विद्यालय ने नर्मदा पर canoeing का एक दिन आयोजित किया।

  • Radhika lost her paddle while canoeing and had to swim.

राधिका canoeing करते समय अपना चप्पू खो बैठी और उसे तैरना पड़ा।

  • Canoeing was included in the national games.

Canoeing को राष्ट्रीय खेलों में शामिल किया गया था।

  • Life jackets are compulsory for all canoeing groups.

सभी canoeing समूहों के लिए लाइफ़ जैकेट अनिवार्य हैं।

  • After two hours of canoeing, our arms ached.

दो घंटे canoeing करने के बाद हमारी बाँहें दुखने लगीं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ We went for canoeing on the lake.

✓ We went canoeing on the lake.

With go, the activity -ing follows directly without for.

Go के बाद गतिविधि वाला -ing रूप सीधे आता है; for नहीं लगता।

✗ He enjoys canoing very much.

✓ He enjoys canoeing very much.

The verb canoe keeps its e, so the spelling is canoeing.

Verb canoe अपना e बनाए रखता है, इसलिए वर्तनी canoeing है।

◇Word family
canoe nouncanoeist noun