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cruising meaning

EN[-uːzɪŋ]
WCruising
  • Cruising may refer to:
  • Cruising, on a cruise ship
  • Cruising (driving), driving around for social purposes, especially by teenagers
  • Cruising (maritime), leisurely travel by boat, yacht, or cruise ship
  • Cruising for sex, the process of searching in public places for sexual partners, especially by gay men
  • Cruising (film), a 1980 film starring Al Pacino
  • Cruising (novel), the 1970 novel upon which the 1980 film is based
  • Cruising (play), an Australian play by Alexandra Edmondson
  • "Cruising" (song), a 1984 pop song by Sinitta

    Definition of cruising in English Dictionary

  • NounPLcruisingsSUF-ing
    1. The action of the verb to cruise.
      1. Cruising is a popular activity among the over-60s.
      2. There was a fair amount of cruising going on at the gay party.
  • Verb
    1. present participle of cruise.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Dinghies are designed to be sailed single-handedly or double-handedly, but some larger cruising dinghies may have room for four or more people on board.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
          • Singularia tantum
            • Uncountable nouns
          • Verbs
            • Verb forms
              • Participles
                • Present participles
          Related Links:
          1. en cruisings
          2. en cruising chute
          3. en cruising for a bruising
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of cruising for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "cruising" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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