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cruising

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kruːz/
    • /kruːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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".

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Synonyms 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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