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Synonyms for browsing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : brouz
Phonetic Transcription : braʊz

Top 10 synonyms for browsing
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Définition of browsing

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "feed on buds," from Middle French brouster, from Old French broster "to sprout, bud," from brost "young shoot, twig," probably from Proto-Germanic *brustjan "to bud," from PIE *bhreus- "to swell, sprout" (see breast (n.)). Lost its final -t in English on the mistaken notion that the letter was a past participle inflection. Figurative extension to "peruse" (books) is 1870s, American English. Related: Browsed; browsing.
  • verb look around; look through
Example sentences :
  • Litton went without his lunch that day, but he was browsing on memories of his visitor.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • "I'll pass the butter," said he, while trying to pass the browsing goat.
  • Extract from : « The New Pun Book » by Thomas A. Brown and Thomas Joseph Carey
  • The cab-horse, who was browsing near, lifted his head with a sigh.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz » by L. Frank Baum
  • Marshes were replaced by meadows and browsing by grazing mammals.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • They were browsing on the grass, unconscious that an enemy was near.
  • Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • The speaker pointed to a grove, near which the animals were browsing.
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • He sat up half the night “browsing” on that singular occurrence.
  • Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild
  • The browsing fields are all brown; the sheep can't get enough to eat.
  • Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking
  • At a little distance off their animals were browsing upon the grass.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Hunters » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • The mules were browsing quietly at the distance of a quarter of a mile from the corral.
  • Extract from : « The Rifle Rangers » by Captain Mayne Reid
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