cruised

verb

Definition of cruisednext
past tense of cruise
1
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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2
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

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3
as in sailed
to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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  1. wandered
  2. roamed
  3. swept
Verb
  • And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The mastodon, a distant relative of modern elephants, roamed the region thousands of years ago.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of roamed
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  • George swept the Irish in a 2017-19 home-and-home.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavs would get swept in the NBA Finals, but everybody knew James was here to win from that point on.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of swept
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