netsurf

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verb

To surf the Internet.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbnetsurf (third-person singular simple present netsurfs, present participle netsurfing, simple past and past participle netsurfed)

present singular third person netsurfs · participle present netsurfing · participle past netsurfed · past netsurfed

  1. To surf the Internet.

    We do not have the time, need or inclination to netsurf to meet people only in cyberspace.

    1999, Susan Hawthorne, Renate Klein, Cyberfeminism: Connectivity, Critique and Creativity, page 27
    1 more example

    After you've netsurfed around the world a few times, your imagination, creativity, and desire to participate in this phenomenon will come together […]

    1996, Rick Stout, The World Wide Web Complete Reference, page xx

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “netsurf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netsurf.

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