channel surf

A form of channel-surf — To skim through a series of television stations, each for a brief moment, by repeated use of a remote control.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person channel surfs · participle present channel surfing · participle past channel surfed · past channel surfed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of channel-surf.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
channel hopzap
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APA

channel surf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20surf

MLA

“channel surf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20surf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “channel surf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channel%20surf.

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