Unscramble sailing

Definition of sailing

noun:

• the work of a sailor. Synonyms: navigation, seafaring.
• riding in a sailboat.
• the departure of a vessel from a port.
• the activity of flying a glider. Synonyms: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring.

verb:

• traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic", "He sailed the Pacific all alone". Synonyms: sail.
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room", "Shreds of paper sailed through the air", "The searchlights swept across the sky". Synonyms: sail, sweep.
• travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea", "the ship sails on". Synonyms: sail.
• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow". Synonyms: navigate, sail, voyage.

Related words

astrogate, beat, cabotage, cruise, gybe, jib, jibe, luff, outpoint, paragliding, parasailing, point, rack, run, scud, swan, tack, weather.

Words nearby

ailing, failing, mailing, railing, sapling, smiling, soiling, tailing, wailing.

Rhymes with

ailing, detailing, failing, mailing, prevailing, prevailing, railing, scaling, tailing, trailing, unavailing, unfailing, unveiling, veiling, wailing.