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 After 30 years of cruising, the writer considers a balcony cabin the most consistently worthwhile upgrade. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 An erotic thriller that captures the dying charm of Thailand’s stand-alone cinemas which also serve as cruising sites for closeted gay men. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 The big picture Windstar Cruises is known for its low-key yet upscale yachting-style of cruising on three sailing ships and three motor yachts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 Viking’s Great Lakes vessels, Octantis and Polaris, spend half the year cruising in Antarctica. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Authorities in England consider antisocial driving to include causing unnecessary noise pollution, street racing and cruising in a convoy, among other types of public nuisance. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Blakely left her floor error behind her on vault, cruising through her easy Lopez vault. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Developed in complete secrecy by Lockheed’s Skunk Works for the CIA, the A-12 OXCART first flew in the early 1960s and became one of the fastest aircraft ever built, cruising at Mach 3+ above 90,000 feet. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 The video showed the couple cruising down the road while their children goofed around in the backseat. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruising
  1. wandering
  2. flowing
  3. sailing
  4. roaming
  5. drifting
  6. strolling
  7. gliding
  8. floating
Verb
  • More Phillies players and staff joined them, wandering around the field and the house from the movie for the next 40 minutes.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The young mountain lion was spotted wandering along Foothill Boulevard between San Dimas Avenue and San Dimas Canyon Road in the morning, according to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Despite threats of a blockade of the Red Sea’s Bab-al-Mandeb strait from Iran’s Houthi allies, ship traffic has been flowing at a close-to-normal clip through that waterway in recent weeks.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere is an exercise room, an art studio, and an office suite with its own entrance, as well as a primary suite boasting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath flowing out to a serene meditation garden with a hot tub.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Offensive notes Tommy DeVito settled in nicely after sailing some early throws.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That comment followed news that the USS George Washington is now sailing to the Middle East and is expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has been at sea for some 250 days and not had a port call for more than 200.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • As Loui Ridi, an Ohio resident who owns one of the houses, landed in Israel, settlers were still roaming near Qusra, according to video footage taken by his brother.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On a typical day this July, around four Roosevelt impersonators were roaming the streets, identifiable by their mustaches, stout bellies, and dispensing of homespun wisdom.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • If the object is drifting through the field of view from left to right, place it on the far left to keep it in view for as long as possible.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And Chiles is the most versatile — capable of drifting between edge rusher and a coverage aide.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifting
Verb
  • There’s a nice localised touch via a railway footbridge on the approach depicting the highs of Southampton’s football history and the delights of the city centre, particularly Oxford Street, can be enjoyed before strolling on to the match.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After virtually strolling through City in Belmira’s video model, some of its mysterious puzzle pieces do, gratifyingly, start to come together.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolling
Verb
  • In the videos, shot by drone by Joanna Steidle, the creatures can be seen gliding just beneath the water’s surface like hundreds of raviolis floating in aquamarine broth.
    — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • There, satellite imagery reviewed by CNN shows the Christophe de Margerie sidled up against a sprawling floating storage unit, in a formation typical of ship-to-ship cargo transfers.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Photos of the outside cemetery show flooding and floating debris.
    — Dave Savini, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of floating

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