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channel-surf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
chan-nel--surf
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To skim through a series of television stations, each for a brief moment, by repeated use of a remote control.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

channel-surfs (present, singular) channel-surfing (participle, present) channel-surfed (participle, past) channel-surfed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

channel surf

Synonyms

channel hop zap surf

Antonyms

stay tuned

Questions

What does channel-surf mean?
To skim through a series of television stations, each for a brief moment, by repeated use of a remote control.

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