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- /kruːz/
- /kruːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /kruːz/
Definitions of cruising word
- noun cruising Present participle of cruise. 1
- noun cruising The action of the verb to cruise. 0
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Parts of speech for Cruising
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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cruising popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cruising usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cruising
noun cruising
- voyaging — a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- sightseeing — the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest.
- steerage — a part or division of a ship, formerly the part containing the steering apparatus.
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- seamanship — knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.
adjective cruising
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- nautical — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
- seagoing — designed or fit for going to sea, as a vessel.
- oceangoing — (of a ship) designed and equipped to travel on the open sea.
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