Definitions for motoring

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motoring mo·tor·ing

Spelling: [moh-ter-ing]

IPA: /ˈmoʊ tər ɪŋ/

Motoring is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 234 anagrams from letters in motoring (gimnoort).

Definitions for motoring

noun

1. traveling in a car, especially when considered as a recreation.
2. a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
3. any self-powered vehicle.
4. a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
5. Also called electric motor. Electricity. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, as an induction motor.
6. motors, stocks or bonds in automobile companies.

adjective

1. pertaining to or operated by a motor.
2. of, for, by, or pertaining to motor vehicles:
3. designed or for automobiles, their drivers, or their passengers:
4. causing or producing motion.
5. Physiology. conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in motion, as a nerve.
6. Psychology, Physiology.. Also, motoric. of, relating to, or involving muscular movement:

verb (used with object)

1. Chiefly British. to drive or transport by car:

verb (used without object)

1. to ride or travel in an automobile; drive:

Origin of motoring

motor + -ing¹

Examples for motoring

A servant informed her that "everybody" was motoring or playing golf.

He has a laboratory somewhere in the country, and he does quite a lot of motoring.

"Well—er—you see I've had enough of motoring for a while," explained Andy.

I had been motoring in a listless, solitary fashion about Languedoc.

Titanic was motoring into Omaha, his temporary base, with a friend one day.

“It was wonderful, Larry,” said Pen as they were motoring to town.

Charles had a racking headache, consequent on motoring before food.

This is not the first time he has been in trouble for motoring offences.

He had wired, it seemed, to say that he was motoring down that night.

It was when they were motoring through the park that Eve said, "I am troubled about Pip."