Used in a Sentence

surfing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for surfing.

Editorial note

Windows XP had no UAC and most users were surfing as admin, which was inherently more insecure.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of surfing gathered in one view.

noun

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

noun

(Internet) The activity of browsing the Internet.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for surfing.

Example sentences

1

Windows XP had no UAC and most users were surfing as admin, which was inherently more insecure.

2

To be fair, my Nexus mostly does streaming video and some light emailing and surfing, these days.

3

Also, Flash is not required for surfing most of the Web where as a Web browser is.

4

The family and friends just sat around chatting, surfing all day everyday but they were getting paid and getting stock options.

5

Reminds me of my favorite bumper sticker, prevalent in Hawaii: Surfing sucks.

6

Whoa, my eyes are bleeding, but surfing just got 10x faster.

7

Just uninstall Flash; it's no longer needed for web surfing.

8

Few time-wasters out there compare with surfing the web.

9

If I log on a new device with my gmail/g+ all over sudden I have all this data working to make my surfing better.

10

I am doing the same except I am surfing every day.

11

Now I have another browser totally dedicated to GMail, and use my normal one for the rest of my surfing, Google Search and Youtube included.

12

Under normal circumstances there's no one on the beach that would take it because I'm surfing on the Outer Beach (4x4 by special permit required or boat)[1].

Quote examples

1

That's why it's "surfing" because it is effortless and imposes no long term transaction cost.

2

If I was simply "surfing" for interesting things related to programming/startups/development/etc., this may well be more worthwhile than Google.

3

When I hear people talking about "watching less television" (including myself), I substitute in "surfing social media" one-for-one with television time.

4

"The smartest find a do-nothing job where they could cash a check for showing up at the office and surfing the net all day (IT, help desk at large organizations) and devote their work time to their own passions." I guess you can call that smart.

Proper noun examples

1

Surfing on a smart phone is a real pain.

2

Surfing, right, we're not talking marathon swimming or similar?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use surfing in a sentence?

Windows XP had no UAC and most users were surfing as admin, which was inherently more insecure.

What does surfing mean?

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

What part of speech is surfing?

surfing is commonly used as noun.