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surf

/sɝf/noun, verb1 syllable

Surf means: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular.

Synonyms for surf6

noun, as in waves breaking on the shore

verb, as in look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

verb, as in ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

surfboard

verb, as in switch channels, on television

channel-surf

What does surf mean?4

verb

1

look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular“browse a computer directory”

2

ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard“Californians love to surf”

3

switch channels, on television

noun

1

waves breaking on the shore

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with surf?1

one syllable

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Surf in a sentence

  • When you surf the web, you may be tracked by websites.Spamster
  • His cries for help were drowned by the roar of the surf.freddy1
  • I found this incredible fossil rolling in the surf.Eccles17
  • I don't know how to surf very well.CK
  • I surf the Net more frequently at home.mervert1
  • He doesn't surf in the Internet every day.unknown
  • She doesn't surf in the Internet every day.unknown
  • The freedom to surf the Internet is restricted in that country.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of surf

as a noun

plural
surfs

as a verb

past tense
surfed
present participle
surfing
third-person singular
surfs
past participle
surfed