The English word “skating” is derived from the word “skate.” Skate can be both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to the activity of gliding on ice or roller blades, ice skates or roller skates, a type of flat-bodied fish called a stingray, a wheeled vehicle for carrying heavy loads, or a colloquial term for a rude white person. As a verb, it means to glide on ice or roller blades, or to slide on a skateboard. Example sentence: I actually glided on ice, and despite some wobbling, I did not fall on the ice.