surf
pronunciation
How to pronounce surf in British English:
UK [sɜːf]
How to pronounce surf in American English:
US [sɜːrf]
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- Noun:
- waves breaking on the shore
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- Verb:
- ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
- look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
- switch channels, on television
Word Origin
- surf (n.)
- 1680s, probably from earlier suffe (1590s), of uncertain origin. Originally used in reference to the coast of India, hence perhaps of Indic origin. Or perhaps a phonetic respelling of sough, which meant "a rushing sound."
- surf (v.)
- "ride the crest of a wave," 1917, from surf (n.). Related: Surfed; surfing. In the Internet sense, first recorded 1993.
Example
- 1. So how do we hide ip and securely surf the web anonymously ?
- 2. Giant loops of barbed wire lie rusting in the surf .
- 3. Tyler was pulling driftwood logs out of the surf and dragging them up the beach .
- 4. The morning of october 31 , 2003 , she and a friend go to bay surf .
- 5. Soon after , she joined the national surf team , ready to attack the world surfing champion .