bodyboarded

Rode belly-down waves

Bodyboarded is the past tense of bodyboard, meaning to ride waves while lying prone on a short, rectangular foam board.

Unlike surfing, which is done standing, bodyboarding keeps the rider flat against the board: We bodyboarded all afternoon at the beach.

surfing

prone

Inclined or face-down

  • finsSwimming appendages
  • wetsuitInsulating garment for water
  • leashAnimal restraint cord

paddle · kick · glide · wipeout · barrel · tubing · riding · swell · break · lineup

beach

shoreline

Land-water boundary

fins · wetsuit · pier · jetty · reef · cove · lagoon · tidepools · dunes · channel

thrill

adrenaline

Emergency response hormone

drop · freefall · wipeout · barrel · closeout · charge · commit · stoked · pumped · gnarly

wave

swell

Increase in size

  • crestHighest point or tuft
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
  • foamBubble-filled substance

whitecap · breakers · undertow · current · face · lip · tube · pocket · shoulder · peak

Opposites
body position/stance

bodyboardedsurfed

Traveled atop waves

stood up · longboarded · skateboarded · snowboarded · kneeboarded

water activity vs. inactivity

bodyboardedfloated

Stayed above water

treaded water · waded · drowned · swam · sank

Family

bodyboarding, bodyboard, bodyboards

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G