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 Orders can be delivered to your seat using a QR code or picked up while browsing the individual stalls and food trucks throughout the venue. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 Join me and keep browsing Maeve finds, including an adorable polka-dot halter mini and pull-on track pants, below. — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Most Safari browsing still follows Private Relay's normal privacy architecture. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 By organizing listings around familiar Quebec regions and cities, LeoList aims to make browsing more intuitive for users who want localized results rather than a generic Canada-wide classifieds experience. — Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 The company claims a 20 percent boost in power efficiency, along with 25 percent faster browsing and 15 percent faster app loading. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 The small bookstore eventually grew into a distinctive London chain known for browsing-friendly stores, knowledgeable booksellers, and shelves intentionally tilted upwards to best catch the light. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 More than half discover new products while browsing in physical stores, making in-store discovery as important to them as social media. — Andrew Stern, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Even as the temperature dips, visiting the Seashore Trolley Museum, browsing antique stores, and shopping for a Kennebunkport sweatshirt are worthwhile ways to pass a few hours. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for browsing
  1. grazing
  2. glancing
  3. foraging
  4. peeking
Verb
  • Each of Dean’s looks for her string of shows, regardless of designer, have incorporated old Hollywood-esque details like fringe hems, floor-grazing silhouettes, feather boa skirts, and technicolor hues.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Some are partial to the very on-trend, knee-grazing denim, while others prefer the classic Daisy Dukes.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of grazing
Verb
  • Some of the men in the room could be seen glancing nervously at their dates.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The episode is like a hothouse of feeling with every line delivery, moment of eye contact, and glancing touch landing humid and heavy.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of glancing
Verb
  • That might mean a farm-foraging session at Wildflower Farms, Auberge Collection, resort in the Hudson Valley where guests wander the fields and might pair a morning harvest with a spa treatment.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There is also an element of magic and witchcraft that can appear in the form of costumes or foraging spell ingredients.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of foraging
Verb
  • 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
  • In celebration of the special milestone, Chip joined his wife on the cover for the first time in three years as the pair posed together outside a cabin, with autumn leaves peeking out behind them.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeking

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