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 Austin-area home shoppers saw asking prices fall sharply in October, but higher borrowing costs continue to complicate the path from browsing listings to buying a home. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026 Swapping a human user for a bot means a loss of browsing and consumer data for merchants. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 KeepSolid states that its strict zero-log policy means browsing activity is not tracked or stored. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 It’s designed to catch the eye of affluent consumers already browsing luxury vehicles or motorcycles. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026 In one battery test involving continuous web browsing over 5G, the iPhone Duo reportedly lasted 13 hours and 20 minutes, compared with 10 hours and 6 minutes for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 And a 2020 report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Google shared sensitive user data — including geolocation, device IDs, identifying cookies and browsing history — with potentially hundreds of digital advertising companies. — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026 The National Retail Federation found that two-fifths of holiday shoppers​ planned to start browsing or buying before November in 2025. — Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Visiting the Storehouse is like browsing an IKEA filled with irreplaceable items. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
  1. grazing
  2. glancing
  3. foraging
  4. peeking
Verb
  • To my left, a string of horses are grazing peacefully in a meadow; to my right, a coterie of children are throwing footballs and making s’mores on a campfire as the distant twang of bluegrass ripples through the air.
    — Olivia Singer, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The ranchers expect to keep grazing sheep alongside their colossal future neighbor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 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
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger Nithya Raman darted across the city over the weekend, foraging for votes as the clock ticks down before Tuesday’s election.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Independent foraging guides are multiplying like mushrooms after a rain.
    — Rachel Levin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of foraging
Verb
  • Madore is standing on her hind legs, her beady black eyes peeking out from underneath her woolly fur, looking at the viewer expectantly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of peeking

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“Browsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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