1. The sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
   "Surfing is a way of life for many coastal residents";
   - surfboarding, surfriding

1. (sport) ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
   "Californians love to surf";
   - surfboard
    
2. Switch channels, on television
   "He spent the evening channel-surfing, unable to decide what to watch";
   - channel-surf [informal], channel-hop [informal]
    
3. Look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular
   "surf the internet or the world wide web";
   - browse

Derived forms: surfings

Type of: aquatics, change, glide, look for, search, seek, shift, switch, water sport

Encyclopedia: Surfing