sporting B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ UK /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #10559 Meanings 1 adj Relating to or used in sports. The stadium hosts major sporting events all year round. 2 adj Behaving in a fair and generous way, especially in a game or competition. It was very sporting of her to let us off like that. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · behaving in a fair and... sporty Word family Derived forms nonsportingsportinglysportingnessunsporting Common collocations sporting chance Adjective + noun Etymology By surface analysis, sport + -ing. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sporting **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 10559 ## Meanings 1. Relating to or used in sports. 2. Behaving in a fair and generous way, especially in a game or competition. ## Examples - The stadium hosts major sporting events all year round. - It was very sporting of her to let us off like that. ## Derived Forms - nonsporting - sportingly - sportingness - unsporting ## Etymology By surface analysis, sport + -ing. ## Topics - Describing People markdown