Cruising
//ˈkɹuːzɪŋ// noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 pasttime 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 Walking or driving about a locality in search of a sex partner for casual sex, especially among gay men. countable, slang, uncountable
"There was a fair amount of cruising going on at the gay party."
- 5 Reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off. countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of cruise countable, form-of, gerund, participle, present, uncountable
Example
More examples"We are cruising at an altitude of 39,000 feet."
Etymology
By surface analysis, cruise + -ing.
Related phrases
More for "cruising"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.