verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To skim through a series of television stations, each for a brief moment, by repeated use of a remote control.

   "I channel-surfed for half an hour before deciding there was nothing worth watching."

2. 2
   switch channels, on television wordnet

Synonyms

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channel hopsurfzap

Antonyms

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stay tuned

Example

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"I channel-surfed for half an hour before deciding there was nothing worth watching."

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