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

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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 Multitudes of data points are harvested, from browsing activity and product views to purchase history and email engagement. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 The company says the model can perform advanced software engineering, computer use, browsing, and scientific work. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 The best commerce experience may eventually feel less like browsing a digital shelf and more like interacting with an exceptional salesperson, one who understands the context, eliminates irrelevant options and makes a complex choice feel simple. — Anastasia Shtompel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The suite pairs a VPN with an ad blocker, giving users encrypted browsing alongside a cleaner, faster experience free of pop-ups and banner ads. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 The service operates a network of over 3,000 servers across 30 countries, which the company says is designed to support streaming, browsing, and file transfers. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 How families are starting earlier than ever About one-third of back-to-school shoppers had already started browsing or buying by early June 2026, according to the National Retail Federation. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Spend your days browsing Fish Creek boutiques and climbing Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park for views over a canopy of gold. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
  1. grazing
  2. glancing
  3. foraging
  4. peeking
Verb
  • Towering patent leather Louboutins hid underneath the floor-grazing dress, while a tiny coin purse provided the finishing touch.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The goats have been grazing in different areas for more than 500 days in a row.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazing
Verb
  • Lady Holiday listlessly turns the pages, barely glancing at Miss Piggy in various outfits.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the men in the room could be seen glancing nervously at their dates.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of glancing
Verb
  • Deep into the ‘world’s last great wilderness‘ In the Nordics, where the wayfaring culture—foraging and getting back to nature—is a lifestyle, luxury lodges have opened up in a flurry.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Models using those observations predict overall penguin performance – factors such as breeding success and foraging trip duration – to decline when fishing removes a high proportion of the krill available locally.
    — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of foraging
Verb
  • The lawsuit also accuses Barry University of hiring Ahlers despite a past arrest and conviction of voyeurism in 1988 for peeking through a female student’s bedroom window at the Wake Forest School of Law in North Carolina.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The room was filled with people wearing Tupac shirts, some with Tupac tattoos peeking out from their sleeves.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeking

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“Browsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/browsing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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