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Cruising

/ˈkɹuːzɪŋ/

To sail about, especially for pleasure.

📖 Definitions of "Cruising"

verb
  1. 1

    To sail about, especially for pleasure.

  2. 2

    To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.

  3. 3

    To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.

  4. 4

    To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.

noun
  1. 1

    Sailing about without an exact destination, usually for pleasure.

    "Cruising is a popular activity among the over-60s."

  2. 2

    Walking or driving about a locality in search of a casual sex partner, especially among gay males.

    "There was a fair amount of cruising going on at the gay party."

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WordDefinition
sailnoun(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
sailingnounMotion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
aseaon the ocean; on a boat on the ocean
boatingnounThe activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
boatnounA craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
rachelnounA female given name from Hebrew.
navigatingverb(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
pathsnounA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
travelingnounThe action of the verb travel.
touringnounIntended for a journey through a country or a region, related to tourism.
rovingnounMoving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
voyagingnounAct of travelling or going on a voyage.
drivingnounThe action of the verb to drive in any sense.
rangingnounA back-and-forth movement.
ramblingnounOf a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
prowlingnounThe act of one who prowls.
wanderingnounWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
driftingnounMoving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
coastingnounThe act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power.
glidingnounThe action or motion of something that glides.

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