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cruising

/ˈkɹuzɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure. (countable, uncountable) · Cruising is a popular activity among the over-60s.
  2. Driving around without an exact destination, as a social activity. (countable, uncountable) · Cruising was a popular pastime for teens in this area at the time.
  3. Walking unsteadily while holding onto objects such as furniture and walls: a stage in the development of ambulation (unassisted walking), typically occurring around age 10 months. (countable, uncountable) · Cruising is a fun stage for the baby, even though there are going to be some mild falls and crying during the course of it.
  4. Driving about a locality in search of passengers. (countable, uncountable)
  5. Walking or driving about a locality in search of a sex partner for casual sex. (countable, slang, uncountable) · There was a fair amount of cruising going on at the gay party.
  6. Reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off. (countable, slang, uncountable)

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.