noun
parachuting
noun
1
The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.
"He took up parachuting as a hobby after leaving the army."
How to Use Parachuting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe activity of jumping and descending by parachute.
Word Forms
parachutings plural
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Etymology
From parachute + -ing.
Rhymes for parachuting
outing
routing
pouting
spouting
scouting
shouting
saluting
computing
polluting
sprouting
disputing
commuting
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