- present participle of cruise.
cruising
Example Sentences
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Needing 68 from 75 balls, England were cruising towards a target of 322 until Buttler retired hurt on 67 after tweaking a hamstring.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The data show many Hamptons-bound flights operated by companies such as Flexjet traveling at around 1,000 feet, a fraction of the average cruising altitudes they advertise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The third match saw Auston Kim and Rose Zhang from the US dominating Nastasia Nadaud and Leona Maguire, never slipping behind and cruising to a 3&2 win.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
I imagined them cruising around Monomoy Island, talking to each other.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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