Tobogganing

Verb

1. Present participle of toboggan
• 1902: Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchA cascade of small, indignant girls were tobogganing sidewise down the incline.
• 1916: William John Thomas, (John) Doran, Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and QueriesI froze my toes some years ago, while tobogganing, and was unaware of it until I took off my shoe and walked across the room, when the unusual noise on the boards attracted my attention.
• 2006: Keith Dixon, Altered LifeI can't win, can I? You think I'm posh and my folks think I'm tobogganing down-market faster than the royal family.

Full definition of tobogganing

Noun

1. the use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport.
• 1876: Elisée Reclus, Ernest George Ravenstein, A. H. (Augustus Henry) Keane, The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal GeographyAs elsewhere in Canada, winter is the festive season, given up to sledging, skating, "tobogganning," and other outdoor exhilarating amusements.
• 2004: Natalie M Rosinsky, The AlgonquinToday's Olympic sport called luge is a form of tobogganing.
• 2006: Brenda Koller, The Canadian Rockies Adventure GuideThere are many winter activities if skiing or snowboarding aren't on your list — guided scenic motorcoach tours, horse-drawn sleigh rides, Johnston Canyon icewalks, ice-fishing, snowshoeing, skating, tobogganing, and more.