browsing

verb

present participle of browse
1
as in grazing
to feed on grass or herbs cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books

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Recent Examples of browsing Instead of discovering and browsing websites themselves, customers could delegate those tasks to Muse. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Certain Chrome shopping features may also require additional browsing information or settings, including Make searches and browsing better. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The busiest shopping weeks still exist, but the preparation, browsing and purchases can begin months before the holidays arrive. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 For households tired of paying monthly to keep browsing clean, one payment covers everyone. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 Users can save items directly while browsing the web using a share extension, upload saved photos off their devices, or save items directly from other users’ collections. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 But about six months after they got married, Sarah was browsing StreetEasy and spotted an open house at noon for an apartment downstairs from Len’s. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026 According to Owens, other companies have also begun experimenting with using AI to charge consumers individualized prices based on their personal data, such as their online browsing habits, income level, ZIP code or family structure. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The breakfast room is a lovely spot to spend time browsing one of the many tomes on fashion and style. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
  1. grazing
  2. glancing
  3. foraging
  4. peeking
Verb
  • A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While the Griffiths were in a carriage on their way to the grave of Tina’s recently-deceased mother, someone fired a gun at them from another carriage, grazing Griffith’s head.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of grazing
Verb
  • Advertisement As a result, many older users who may have only had glancing interactions with AI have become avid users.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As Grace and Todd approach the president’s limo, a small spark can be seen glancing off of the front of the car.
    — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of glancing
Verb
  • These resident birds survive by foraging for food sources, which can be more difficult to find as temperatures drop.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing a cuppa stimulation — our choice today is English breakfast — and foraging for items of interest.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of foraging
Verb
  • The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Some of these hunters spend hours in hopes of spotting a miniature ceramic smiley face peeking out of a crevice.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of peeking

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