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Definitions for Surfing

[1] the act or sport of riding the surf, as on a surfboard.
[2] the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
[3] the mass or line of foamy water caused by the breaking of the sea upon a shore, especially a shallow or sloping shore.
[4] to ride a surfboard.
[5] to float on the crest of a wave toward shore.
[6] to swim, play, or bathe in the surf.
[7] to search haphazardly, as for information on a computer network or an interesting program on television.
[8] to ride a surfboard on: We surfed every big wave in sight.
[9] to search through (a computer network or TV channels) for information or entertainment.
[10] the sport of riding towards shore on the crest of a wave by standing or lying on a surfboard
[11] waves breaking on the shore or on a reef
[12] foam caused by the breaking of waves
[13] (intr) to take part in surfing
[14] computing (on the internet) to move freely from website to website (esp in the phrase surf the net ) to move freely between (TV channels or radio stations)
[15] informal to be carried on top of something that guy's surfing the audience (in combination ) trainsurfing

Words nearby Surfing

surfer's knobs, surfer's knot, surffish, surficial, surfie, surfing, surfing music, surfing the web, surfperch, surfriding, surfy

Origin of Surfing

First recorded in 1675–85; earlier suff; of uncertain origin

Words that may be confused with Surfing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, surfserf, surf

Other words from Surfing

surf·a·ble , adjective
surf·er , noun
surf·like , adjective

Word origin for Surfing

C17: probably variant of sough 1