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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Cadillac spent years convincing F1 to expand from 10 to 11 teams as the series surfed a new wave of popularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
I also watched a lot of movies on VHS tapes and surfed some of the world’s biggest waves along the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It is also in this house where Bryn famously "surfed the world wide web" to give Gavin directions from Barry to Essex in the first series.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
She was frightened by the BBC famines and television wars that she encountered while she channel surfed.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
