noun
- the activity or sport of driving or traveling in an automobile
Usage: often used in early 20th-century contexts; somewhat dated
verb
- to travel or ride in an automobile
Usage: present participle of 'automobile'; informal or dated
Examples
- Automobiling became a popular leisure activity in the 1920s.
- They spent the weekend automobiling through the countryside.
- The club organized an automobiling tour of the scenic mountain roads.
- Early automobiling required considerable mechanical knowledge.
- She enjoyed automobiling more than taking the train.
- Automobiling clubs sprang up across the country during the early automotive era.