surf
noun
the swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
surfed
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past participleof surf.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof surf.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surfnounthe swell of the sea that breaks upon a shore or upon shoals.
Example Sentences
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Suvorova writes about girls in school accusing her mother of being a gold digger, intentionally choosing rich boyfriends that would eventually become rich husbands while they lived in poverty and couch surfed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jeremy Grantham was born toward the tail end of the Great Depression, but has surfed plenty of subsequent booms and busts in his storied investment career.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the 2021 elections, Hichilema, who had already made five unsuccessful runs for the presidency, surfed a wave of popularity that swept him into power in a landslide victory over Lungu.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
This semester, a student senator told the campus paper she was glad Yale has so far surfed under the radar; she didn’t want to end up “like our peer institutions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Soon he was keeping to a steady eight knots, surging to nine and ten when she surfed and slid down the waves.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
