verb🔗ShareTo amuse oneself, to play."children sporting on the green"sportentertainmentgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with."The older brother was sporting his little sister, teasing her about her clumsy walk. "attitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo display; to have as a notable feature."The new student's bright, colorful backpack was sporting a large, embroidered school logo. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo divert; to amuse; to make merry."The clown's antics were sporting the children, making them laugh and giggle. "entertainmentactionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo represent by any kind of play."The children were sporting bright, colorful clothes at the school picnic. "sportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races."My uncle enjoys sporting on the weekends, often betting on the horse races at the local track. "sportentertainmentbetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal."The young plant sporting a vibrant purple bloom surprised everyone; it wasn't like the other, pale green shoots in the garden. "biologyplantanimalorganismtypenaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo close (a door)."The teacher sporting the classroom door shut before the bell rang. "buildingarchitecturepropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of taking part in a sport."My younger brother's sporting of the latest video game champion title made him very proud. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePertaining to sports"He got a job in a sporting goods store."sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExhibiting sportsmanship."Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself."sportcharacterattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving a reasonable chance of success."The team had a sporting chance of winning the championship, given their recent strong performance. "sportpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFair, generous; ‘game’."It was very sporting of her to let us off like that."moralcharacterattitudegamesportvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities."The gossips whispered that the wealthy young man's sporting activities were causing problems at school. "entertainmentmoralsocietypasthumangamesexattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
