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channel_surf

channel surf

See also: channel-surf

English

Verb

channel surf (third-person singular simple present channel surfs, present participle channel surfing, simple past and past participle channel surfed)

  1. To quickly scan the channels on a television using a remote control.
    I channel surfed for half an hour before deciding nothing worth watching was on television.

Synonyms

  • channel hop
  • zap

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