# motoring

Pronunciation: US say "MOH-tur-ing" /ˈmoʊtəɹɪŋ/; say "MOH-tuh-ring" UK /ˈməʊtəɹɪŋ/, AUS /ˈməʉtəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The activity of operating a motor vehicle, especially driving a car.
   - Simple: The activity of driving a car or other vehicle that has an engine.
   - _Sunday motoring was once a popular family pastime._
   - _Years of motoring had given him a sharp instinct for tricky roads._

## Verb

2. Present participle of motor. — present participle and gerund of motor
   - Simple: Present participle of motor. Use this form when someone is driving along right now.
   - _She was motoring through the village at a gentle pace._
   - _The family went motoring along the new coastal road._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/motoring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).