surfing

A2 Topic:Time
US /ˈsɝfɪŋ/
noun verb Freq #8970

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The sport of riding on waves while standing on a surfboard.

    Surfing is popular along this stretch of coast.

  2. 2
    noun

    The activity of moving from page to page on the internet.

    She spent the afternoon surfing for cheap flights.

  3. 3
    verb

    Present participle of surf.

    They were surfing all morning at the beach.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the sport of riding on... surfboarding
Word family
Derived forms bodysurfingcouch-surfingego-surfingkitesurfingparasurfingwindsurfing
Related forms surfsurfboardsurfer

Etymology

From surf + -ing

Topics

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