"channel-surf" meaning in All languages combined

See channel-surf on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: channel-surfs [present, singular, third-person], channel-surfing [participle, present], channel-surfed [participle, past], channel-surfed [past], channel surf [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} channel-surf (third-person singular simple present channel-surfs, present participle channel-surfing, simple past and past participle channel-surfed)
  1. To watch a series of television stations for a short time each, by repeated use of a remote control Wikipedia link: Channel surfing Synonyms: channel hop, zap
    Sense id: en-channel-surf-en-verb-KWqqemRm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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