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surf

/sɝf/ verb A2
  1. To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
  2. To surf at a specified place.
  3. To bodysurf; to swim in the surf at a beach.
  4. To browse the Internet, television, etc.

He/she/it surfs · Past surfed · Past participle surfed · -ing form surfing

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Verb forms

Base form
surf
He/she/it
surfs
Past
surfed
Past participle
surfed
-ing form
surfing

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Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1
All night he was lulled by the melancholy noise of the surf.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 860 · C1

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