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  19. surf whiting
  20. striped surf fish
  21. white surf fish
  22. channel surfing

1surf

noun \ˈsərf\

Definition of SURF

1
: the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore
2
: the foam, splash, and sound of breaking waves
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Examples of SURF

  1. We could hear the roar of the surf.
  2. <beachgoers romping in the swirling surf>

Origin of SURF

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1685

Related to SURF

Synonyms
froth, head, lather, spume, suds, foam

Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

Rhymes with SURF

kerf, scurf, serf, turf

2surf

verb

Definition of SURF

intransitive verb
1
: to ride the surf (as on a surfboard)
2
: to scan a wide range of offerings for something of interest
transitive verb
: to scan the offerings of (as television or the Internet) for something of interest
— surf·er noun
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Examples of SURF

  1. He learned to surf when he was living in California.

First Known Use of SURF

1917

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