noun · Sports & Play

surf

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The meaning (definition) of the word surf

to ride the ocean waves while standing on a board

The word surf used in a sentence

Kids surf on boards and ride the big waves at the beach.

How the word surf is said around the world

Frenchsurf (serr)
Spanishnavegar (nahvayghahr)
Mandarin冲浪 (chōng làng)
Hindiलहर (luhr)
Arabicركوب الأمواج (rookoob ahlmooahj)
Russianсерфинг (serfing)
Portuguese (EU)surf (sooruhf)
Portuguese (BR)surf (sooruhf)
Japaneseサーフィン (saafin)
Germansurfen (zuuuhfuhn)
Urduسرف (suruhf)
Punjabiਸਰਫ਼ਿੰਗ (suhruhfing)
Korean서핑 (seoping)
Hebrewלִגלוֹשׁ (leeglohsh)
Greekαφρός κυμάτων (aphros kumaton)
Dutchsurfen (surfuhn)
Tagalogpag-surf (pahgsoorf)
Vietnameselướt sóng (lewuhurt sawurng)
Turkishsörf (serrf)
Persianموج‌سواری (mohjsahvahree)
Polishfale przybrzeżne (fahle pshibzhezhne)
Ukrainianсерфінг (serfinh)
Bengaliসার্ফ (shahrfaw)
Swedishsurfa (surfah)
Italiansurf (soorf)

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