surfboarded

Stood on swells

Surfboarded is the past tense of surfboard used as a verb, meaning to ride waves on a surfboard: We surfboarded all morning before the wind picked up.

The verb form is informal and less common than the phrase "went surfing," but appears in casual speech and writing.

equipment

longboard

Extended skating platform

  • shortboardCompact, maneuverable surfboard
  • thrusterEngine providing forward force
  • gunProjectile-launching weapon

fish · funboard · leash · wax · fins · wetsuit · rashguard · boardshorts · noseguard

waves

swell

Increase in size

tube · whitecaps · foam · curl · face · lip · shoulder · pocket · peak · set

ocean

saltwater

Ocean water, chemically speaking

rip · reef · coral · kelp · marine · buoyancy · shark · dolphin · sea · brine

technique

paddling

Stroking water with blades

snap · aerial · pumping · trimming · stalling · drop-in · pop-up · pearl · wipeout · kickout

culture

aloha

Hawaiian multipurpose greeting

waterman · quiver

adventure

expedition

Organized exploratory journey

discovery · escape · wanderlust · tow-in · uncrowded · exotic · tropical

Opposites
water locomotion method

surfboardedsank

Went down, as ships

drowned · swam · waded · treaded water · paddled

relationship to waves

surfboardedsank

Went down, as ships

submerged · went under · wiped out · drowned · anchored

Phrases
Family

surfboard, surfboards, surfboarding, surfboarder, surfboarders

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