cruise

verb

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\ ˈkrüz

cruised; cruising

Definition of cruise

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : to sail about touching at a series of ports

2 : to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly I'll cruise over to her house to see if she's home

3 : to travel without destination or purpose

4a : to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments the cabdriver cruised for an hour before being hailed

b : to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner

5a of an airplane : to fly at the most efficient operating speed

b of an automobile : to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance

transitive verb

1 : to cruise over or about

2 : to inspect (land) with reference to possible lumber yield

3a : to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner

b : to approach and suggest sexual relations to

4 : to explore or search the offerings of especially : surf cruise the Internet

cruise

noun

Definition of cruise (Entry 2 of 2)

: an act or an instance of cruising especially : a tour by ship

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Examples of cruise in a Sentence

Verb We cruised for a week down the Yangtze River. He dreams of cruising the Mediterranean. The bus was cruising at 55 miles per hour. We were cruising along the highway. The plane was cruising at 30,000 feet. On Friday nights, teenagers cruise the main street in town to show off their cars. A car cruised past us. Noun We went on a weeklong cruise down the Yangtze River. They went on a cruise for their honeymoon. See More

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The Ocean Navigator is one of two 202-passenger American Queen ships that will cruise the Great Lakes this summer, making 34 stops in Cleveland. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 11 May 2022 The first duck boat tour was given in the Dells in 1946 with just one vehicle, and more than 75 years later 92 ducks cruise the river and trails every summer. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 His political opponent received only five minutes of national airtime ahead of the April 3 vote, allowing Orbán to cruise to re-election last month. — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 May 2022 Opening in June 2022, the lakeside grounds will include a rose garden, orchard, swimming pool, tennis courts, an open-air gym in an olive grove, and a private dock on the lake with vintage boats for guests to cruise in style. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2022 Valiant Lady will then head to Barcelona to cruise throughout the Mediterranean in its first summer season, according to a press release shared with Travel + Leisure. — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2021 Dwayne Johnson stars as a wisecracking skipper of a creaky old boat hired by a fearless doctor (played by Emily Blunt) to cruise down the Amazon in search of a magical tree. — cleveland, 18 May 2021 Biden first ordered two U.S. Navy destroyers to cruise the Black Sea in support of Ukrainian independence and then canceled the order after Putin closed the Kerch Strait, which is one of Ukraine’s outlets to the Black Sea. — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2021 The top-seeded Bears overcame a slow start offensively to cruise past 16th-seeded Hartford 79-55 in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, on Friday. — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun There were also more casual approaches to showing leg, as seen by Moses Ingram in an asymmetrical Sacai skirt, or Deepika Padukone in a voluminous coat and skirt by Louis Vuitton at the label’s cruise 2023 show in San Diego. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 May 2022 The cruise sails from Black River Landing along the Black River and then heads to Lake Erie as the sun starts to set. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 May 2022 Louis Vuitton drew a host of stars to San Diego’s seaside enclave of La Jolla on May 2 to take in its otherworldly 2023 cruise collection runway show. — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2022 Phoebe Dynevor swapped her Regency-era ball gowns for something a bit more casual—yet equally as stylish—at Louis Vuitton's 2023 cruise show. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 May 2022 The ship on his recent Galápagos Islands cruise had no Internet connection, which gave him some quality time with his daughters. — Christopher Elliott, Washington Post, 12 May 2022 Alright, so what's different about the Disney Wish cruise? — Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day, 11 May 2022 For both an Easter Sunday meal and outing, BB Riverboats will hold their annual Easter cruise this Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022 Many of the oligarchs have seen their cruise -- their properties seized in Europe. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2022 See More

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