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
Alexis Benveniste, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Between acts, videos showed the girls stuck in the desert or cruising down a highway, and at one point, Rosé’s classic car floated across neon Las Vegas signs.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Russia fired 397 Shahed and decoy drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and five other regions, authorities said.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
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Verb
The fact that it's made in Rome made wearing it while cruising the Mediterranean feel even more special.
—Alexis Benveniste, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Between acts, videos showed the girls stuck in the desert or cruising down a highway, and at one point, Rosé’s classic car floated across neon Las Vegas signs.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Noun
Building its own domestic and anti-ballistic defence systems is out of Ukraine’s capacity at the moment—and as such, Ukraine has focused on the development of cruise and ballistic missiles--namely the Neptune and Hrim-2 —since the war’s outset.
—Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Russia fired 397 Shahed and decoy drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and five other regions, authorities said.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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