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 The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least 755 days as one of only a handful of ships that offered passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or even permanent ​residences on board. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026 You may be used to seeing police cars cruising through your neighborhood or helicopters flying overhead. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 At home, Pritzker appears to be cruising toward a third term in a rematch with GOP nominee Darren Bailey. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Because morning thermals rise, this is a common area to catch bucks cruising the first few hours of the day. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026 Developed in partnership with Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design, the new Oyster P60 combines the space and stability of a multihull with the cruising capabilities of an offshore yacht. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026 That game showcases how evenly matched all teams are in District 4-6A, with the exception of Southlake Carroll, a squad that is cruising to a district title. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026 Gazza, who has been cruising along all episode, doesn’t bowl the judges over with his treacle pudding or his Black Forest gâteau, which is a little bit shocking. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 If Mick hadn’t come cruising into that playground, lights off? — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruising
  1. wandering
  2. flowing
  3. sailing
  4. roaming
  5. drifting
  6. strolling
  7. gliding
  8. floating
Verb
  • The British manufacturer may have realized that the typical Tiger 1200 spends considerably more time eating up highway miles, tackling daily commutes and wandering along the occasional gravel track than navigating genuinely challenging terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Vision, meanwhile, explores a more attenuated past by wandering through basement rooms, connecting with AIs spanning the history of his lineage.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Another key feature are the balconies overlooking the gently flowing Shirakawa River.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The site says consistency matters more than duration and that practitioners can work up to 1 to 2 hours a day, though even 1-minute breaks between tasks help keep energy flowing.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Seductive aquatic creatures luring sailors to a watery death is a story that pretty much originated with sailing itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When the Odyssey stopped sailing, the friend had spent less than a month on the ship.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sailing
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  • The pack of dogs had been roaming onto an oil field in Oxnard, traipsing onto private property and walking perilously close to vehicular traffic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The case went cold for six months until a detective recalled calling police about a Black man who was roaming in the Howard Beach neighborhood three months before Vetrano’s death, according to trial testimony.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, crash cymbals and electric guitar keep Rowland’s Carolina drawl from drifting too far into a folk sound.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of drifting
Verb
  • Part of the charm of traveling in New England is waking up in a town that feels plucked right out of a movie, grabbing a latte at the local coffee shop, and strolling down streets filled with homes bearing historic placards.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Stewart’s voice was too big and plummy for strolling along those repetitive beige corridors or for arguing with an alien baddie over a video screen.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of strolling
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  • At times jutting outward and at others gliding along the grain of electronic texture, Chen’s voice tracks the form of the instrumentals like a sculptor working in relief.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • It is carried to high speed and altitude by a rocket booster before separating and gliding through the atmosphere toward its target.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • The contracts involve subsea production systems and pipelines, a floating control unit and drilling rig services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Scientists have estimated up to around 13 million metric tons of plastics enter the ocean each year, but only a fraction of has been found floating at the surface — around 250,000 tons.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of floating

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“Cruising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruising. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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