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snowshoeing

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From the verb snowshoe: (⇒ conjugate)
snowshoeing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

snow•shoe /ˈsnoʊˌʃu/USA pronunciation n., v., -shoed, -shoe•ing.
n. [countable]

a frame shaped like a racket and attached to the shoe for walking on deep snow without sinking.

v. [no object]

to walk or travel on snowshoes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

snow•shoe (snō′sho̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n., v., -shoed, -shoe•ing.
n.

a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, esp. a light, racket-shaped frame across which is stretched a network of rawhide.
Fine ArtSee Indian yellow (def. 1).

v.i.

to walk or travel on snowshoes.

snow + shoe 1655–65, American.

snow′sho′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snowshoe /ˈsnəʊˌʃuː/ n

a device to facilitate walking on snow, esp a racket-shaped frame with a network of thongs stretched across it

vb ( -shoes, -shoeing, -shoed)

(intransitive) to walk or go using snowshoes

ˈsnowˌshoer n

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