Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.

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

  2. (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.

  3. (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.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Driving about a locality in search of passengers.

  5. (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.

  6. (countable, slang, uncountable)Reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off.

Translations

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Origin

By surface analysis, cruise + -ing.

By surface analysis, cruise + -ing.

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