surfing

present participle of surf

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Recent Examples of surfing And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes. Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for surfing
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Verb
  • Some properties even offer printing and scanning services at the front desk, and bathroom scales are available as well for weighing luggage before flights to avoid overweight bag fees.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Customers can also earn bonus entries into the grand prize sweepstakes by scanning the bar code on their Kohl's receipts.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That digital gap is costly at a time when buyers are browsing and buying online more than ever.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Kate brought George and Charlotte along for the shopping excursion in October 2019, where local Kathy Whittaker spotted her perusing the Halloween section.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That means shoppers can now stroll through the aisles with firearm in holster at their waist while perusing Pub Sub deals and BOGOs of the week.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Boise joined those cities in late October with the speed limit, which prevents riders in the busy 8th Street, Main Street and Idaho Street entertainment corridors from cruising at 15 mph.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Oceanwalker, a Chinese shipyard, typically builds a more plain-jane 60-foot catamaran for the charter market, but Revolution went through it with its designers to create a luxury-cruising version.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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