cruised; cruising
1
: to sail about touching at a series of ports
2
: to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly
I'll cruise over to her house to see if she's home
3
: to travel without destination or purpose
4
a
: to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments
the cabdriver cruised for an hour before being hailed
b
: to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner
5
a
of an airplane
: to fly at the most efficient operating speed
b
of an automobile
: to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance
1
: to cruise over or about
2
: to inspect (land) with reference to possible lumber yield
3
a
: to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner
b
: to approach and suggest sexual relations to
4
: to explore or search the offerings of
Examples of cruise in a Sentence
Verb
We cruised for a week down the Yangtze River.
He dreams of cruising the Mediterranean.
The bus was cruising at 55 miles per hour.
We were cruising along the highway.
The plane was cruising at 30,000 feet.
On Friday nights, teenagers cruise the main street in town to show off their cars.
A car cruised past us.
Noun
We went on a weeklong cruise down the Yangtze River.
They went on a cruise for their honeymoon.
Recent Examples on the Web
From Reuters, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Over 100 vintage automobiles cruised down the hill from Balboa Park and circled the old racecourse twice.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The couple met on the luxury cruise where Juan was working and the two hit it off.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
In 2018, Milton posted a video on X that showed the truck seemingly cruise down a flat road.
—From Reuters, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Over 100 vintage automobiles cruised down the hill from Balboa Park and circled the old racecourse twice.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Our cruise lines market to the target demographic in the right places ...
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The couple met on the luxury cruise where Juan was working and the two hit it off.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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