cruising

verb

present participle of cruise
1
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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2
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

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3
as in sailing
to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of cruising Miami took control of the game from its first offensive drive and never looked back, subbing in the backups by the end of the third quarter and cruising to its first win of the season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026 However, Scholes noted parts of the industry, such as river cruising, aren’t feeling those same impacts. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Then there is the horrific crash on the McHenry County side of the Fox River, where on July 25 Alan Telmini and Magdalena Jablonska, both from Des Plaines, were cruising the river south of the McHenry Dam. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Noah Wyle and fellow cast members of The Pitt took time out Sunday from depicting the trials of working in a Pittsburgh trauma center for the highs of cruising space in the 23rd century. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 That’s how dramatically the economics of superyacht construction has changed since Whisper first began cruising in 2014. — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Fort Worth Eastern Hills Highlanders opened the season in commanding fashion Friday night, cruising to a 62-0 victory over the Polytechnic Parrots at Clark Stadium. — Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 According to Guinness World Records, the device was found intact despite falling from an altitude more than three times higher than a typical commercial airliner’s cruising height. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Though sightings are never guaranteed, mantas appear throughout the year, sometimes cruising just below the surface with their mouths open to filter plankton from the water. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruising
  1. wandering
  2. flowing
  3. sailing
  4. roaming
  5. drifting
  6. strolling
  7. gliding
  8. floating
Verb
  • But mostly, Clancy has remained silent and wide-eyed, her gaze wandering around the courtroom as though searching for something.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • With Ernst Reijseger’s wonderfully varied score keeping pace, through folk fiddle and classical cello and stretches of wondering, wandering piano, there just have to be touches of fairytale and a dose of Looney Tunes.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • One of the judges, Stephen Higginson, questioned whether the FDA's role is a reason pills are flowing into Louisiana.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Take a few minutes to loosen up and get the blood flowing before starting your first interval.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • The 91-meter (298-foot) Alsu is an oil or chemical tanker sailing from Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, to Aliaga on the Aegean coast, according to the Marine Traffic website.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post on Tuesday, Asia time.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailing
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  • Colorado officials report twice as many bear sightings and conflicts with humans this year compared with the average, including bears roaming where they aren't normally found.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But for some odd reason, cats just are not viewed in the same way, especially free-roaming cats.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • The passage of play (below) lasted about 40 seconds from the moment Arsenal’s No 7 started drifting across the pitch, repeatedly calling for the ball to be played left.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But sometimes, inaccurate coordinates or a drifting boat make the search trickier.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifting
Verb
  • Fans climbed trees and light poles to try to get a glimpse of Kiffin strolling in with a suit (no tie) and shades.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Nature lovers enjoy strolling along the community’s scenic walking paths, maintained by the Trail Friends Group.
    — Erickson Senior Living, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of strolling
Verb
  • JoJo, Messing and Newport quickly whipped out their phones to capture videos of the models gliding down the runway and posing right in front of them before continuing their trek around Cipriani in downtown Manhattan.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At times, perhaps surfing or more calmly gliding away from pressure will offer a better alternative to an all-out sprint toward the sideline.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • Lima may look unusual today, but floating solar has substantial room to grow.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Hannah Bloch sends greetings from Paris, where the floating Olympic cauldron is still rising in the nighttime sky two years after the 2024 Paris Games.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of floating

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“Cruising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruising. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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