1
: the swell of the sea that breaks upon the shore
2
: the foam, splash, and sound of breaking waves
surfed; surfing; surfs
1
: to ride the surf (as on a surfboard)
2
: to scan a wide range of offerings for something of interest
: to scan the offerings of (such as television or the Internet) for something of interest
surfer
noun
Examples of surf in a Sentence
Noun
We could hear the roar of the surf.
beachgoers romping in the swirling surf
Verb
He learned to surf when he was living in California.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Photograph by Candy Clark Lunch arrived, and Clark surfed through the album, time-travelling.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
On Saturday at 2:23 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a high surf advisory in effect until Sunday at 10 a.m. for San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Related article This American went to Colombia to kite surf.
—Ivonne Valdes, Hira Humayun and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Julia Garner is surfing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Photograph by Candy Clark Lunch arrived, and Clark surfed through the album, time-travelling.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Surf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surf. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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surf
1 of 2 noun1
: waves that break upon the shore
2
: the foam, splash, and sound of breaking waves
surf
2 of 2 verb1
: to ride the surf (as on a surfboard)
2
: to scan the offerings of (as television or the Internet) for something of interest
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