Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The sport of riding on the crest or along the tunnel of a wave, especially while standing or lying on a surfboard. Also called surfboarding.
- n. Informal The activity of casually looking at something that offers numerous options, such as the Internet or television.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of surf.
- n. The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.
- n. The action of the verb to surf.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
Examples
“But surfing is a sport that is fascinating to watch.”
“He has a PHd in surfing the internet and specialized in leaving comments on blogs.”
“In fact, surfing is a way of life for Sayulita, and young surfers with toned bodies bedecked in the latest fashions appear enthralled by Sayulita.”
“Where your whole life, being a famous surfer's daughter who's been surfing since she was four but pursued acting, dancing, singing -- NOT surfing in other words -- you don't get to meld the two loves together.”
“According to AdMob, mobile surfing is far more mainstream than what many people might think.”
The Mobile Web: It’s Not Just for Smartphones - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
“Come and surf with us on our beaches, remembering that in surfing, each wave is your first wave!”
“Mostly, I learned that surfing is an amazing example of physics in action.”
“I wonder if that's because I'm surfing from a California IP address.”
“Part of surfing is showing off, I think, whereas she was clearly not desiring or expecting an audience.”
“NebuAd, he added, requires I. S.P.s to notify their customers that their surfing is being observed, and to offer them a Web page on which they can choose to opt-out of the system.”
NebuAd Observes ‘Useful, but Innocuous’ Web Browsing - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘surfing’.
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Fads
With bows of great respect to Connie Willis, author of "Bellwether" and other wonderful books.
Hula-Hoop, bungee-jumping, hair-bobbing, pogs, jitterbug, jogging, mesmerism, Ouija board, miniature golf, The Old Curiosity..., Harry Potter, line dancing and 271 more...
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Couch Surfing
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junestag's Words
postmodernism, cat, fish, rabbit, dell, coffee, elearning, mazda, php, mysql, flash, blogger and 755 more...
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jamieb's Words
obsequious, whimsical, flagella, matrix, happy, pineapple, joy, ambulophobia, lysozome, time, yawn, fracture and 111 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for surfing.
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