cruising
Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasureSailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.
Cruising is a popular activity among the over-60s.
(countable, uncountable)Driving around without an exact destination, as a social activity.
Cruising was a popular pastime for teens in this area at the time.
(countable, uncountable)Walking unsteadily while holding onto objects such as furniture and walls: a stage in the development of ambulation (unassisted walking), typically occurring around age 10 months.
Cruising is a fun stage for the baby, even though there are going to be some mild falls and crying during the course of it.
(countable, uncountable)Driving about a locality in search of passengers.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Walking or driving about a locality in search of a sex partner for casual sex.
There was a fair amount of cruising going on at the gay party.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
By surface analysis, cruise + -ing.By surface analysis, cruise + -ing.
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Forms
plural: cruisingsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable