Associations to the word «Sporting»

Wiktionary

SPORTING, verb. Present participle of sport
SPORTING, adjective. (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
SPORTING, adjective. (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
SPORTING, adjective. (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
SPORTING, adjective. (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
SPORTING, noun. The act of taking part in a sport.
SPORTING HOUSE, noun. Brothel.
SPORTING HOUSES, noun. Plural of sporting house

Dictionary definition

SPORTING, adjective. Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct".
SPORTING, adjective. Relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment".
SPORTING, adjective. Involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood".
SPORTING, adjective. Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.