cruising

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Driving around in a car for fun, with no real place you need to go.

   Like going for a walk just to enjoy it, but you are in a car instead.

   Cruising up and down the main street is how the local teens spend their weekends.

   Back then, a whole night of cruising cost only the price of gas.

2. 2
   noununcountable

   Sailing a boat around for fun, with no fixed place to go.

   Like wandering around a park, but in a boat on the water.

   Cruising along the coast is a relaxing way to spend a summer vacation.

   A week of cruising took them past three small islands.

   Similarsailing, yachting, boating

3. 3
   verbcountable or uncountable

   Present participle of cruise. Use this form for something happening right now or as an ongoing action.

   The ship was cruising slowly toward the harbor.

   We saw a police car cruising down our street.

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4. 4
   nounslanguncountable

   Going around an area, on foot or by car, to look for a stranger for casual sex.

   Cruising in that part of town was common after the bars closed.

   The park got a reputation as a spot for late-night cruising.

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   noununcountable

   Walking while holding onto furniture or walls, which babies do before they can walk alone.

   Like holding a railing to help you walk before you can balance on your own.

   Cruising kept the baby busy as she shuffled along the edge of the sofa.

   A baby does plenty of grabbing and cruising before taking those first solo steps.

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6. 6
   nounslanguncountable

   Taking a smaller dose of muscle-building drugs instead of stopping them completely.

   Like turning a tap down low instead of shutting it off completely.

   Some lifters prefer cruising to taking a full break from the drugs.

   After his competition, he switched to cruising for a few months.

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