touring

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noun

tour·​ing ˈtu̇r-iŋ How to pronounce touring (audio)
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1
: participation in a tour
2
: cross-country skiing for pleasure

touring

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present participle of tour entry 2

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Mike DelGuidice was so good at capturing the style of Billy Joel with his tribute band Big Shot that he was asked to join Joel’s actual touring band. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The Grateful Dead became a premier touring act, Lucas taught the country the ways of the Force and Sausalito’s Record Plant became the studio of choice for Sly Stone, Fleetwood Mac and more. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The obvious and stated precursor to Daisy Chain Fields is the Gen X mainstay Lilith Fair, the touring festival of female artists sprung from Sarah McLachlan’s justified ire over sexism in the music industry. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 This Mirror Weighs a Ton features a pair of new contributors in the form of producer Andrew Wyatt and bassist Brad Truax, a longtime touring member of Interpol who had never before joined them in the studio. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for touring

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First Known Use

Noun

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of touring was in 1794

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