chan·nel-surf (chăn′əl-sûrf′) intr.v. chan·nel-surfed ,
chan·nel-surf·ing ,
chan·nel-surfs To watch a number of different television stations in rapid succession by using a remote control.
channel surfer n.
channel-surf
chan′nel-surf` v.i. to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, esp. by using a remote control.
[1985–90, Amer. ]
chan′nel surf′er, n.
channel-surf Past participle: channel-surfedGerund: channel-surfingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative channel-surf channel-surf
Present I channel-surf you channel-surf he/she/it channel-surfs we channel-surf you channel-surf they channel-surf
Preterite I channel-surfed you channel-surfed he/she/it channel-surfed we channel-surfed you channel-surfed they channel-surfed
Present Continuous I am channel-surfing you are channel-surfing he/she/it is channel-surfing we are channel-surfing you are channel-surfing they are channel-surfing
Present Perfect I have channel-surfed you have channel-surfed he/she/it has channel-surfed we have channel-surfed you have channel-surfed they have channel-surfed
Past Continuous I was channel-surfing you were channel-surfing he/she/it was channel-surfing we were channel-surfing you were channel-surfing they were channel-surfing
Past Perfect I had channel-surfed you had channel-surfed he/she/it had channel-surfed we had channel-surfed you had channel-surfed they had channel-surfed
Future I will channel-surf you will channel-surf he/she/it will channel-surf we will channel-surf you will channel-surf they will channel-surf
Future Perfect I will have channel-surfed you will have channel-surfed he/she/it will have channel-surfed we will have channel-surfed you will have channel-surfed they will have channel-surfed
Future Continuous I will be channel-surfing you will be channel-surfing he/she/it will be channel-surfing we will be channel-surfing you will be channel-surfing they will be channel-surfing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been channel-surfing you have been channel-surfing he/she/it has been channel-surfing we have been channel-surfing you have been channel-surfing they have been channel-surfing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been channel-surfing you will have been channel-surfing he/she/it will have been channel-surfing we will have been channel-surfing you will have been channel-surfing they will have been channel-surfing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been channel-surfing you had been channel-surfing he/she/it had been channel-surfing we had been channel-surfing you had been channel-surfing they had been channel-surfing
Conditional I would channel-surf you would channel-surf he/she/it would channel-surf we would channel-surf you would channel-surf they would channel-surf
Past Conditional I would have channel-surfed you would have channel-surfed he/she/it would have channel-surfed we would have channel-surfed you would have channel-surfed they would have channel-surfed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. channel-surf - switch channels, on televisionswitch ,
change ,
shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Translations
channel-surf [ˈtʃænə lsɜːf] vi (mainly US) (=
channel-hop ) →
zapper channel-surfing
[ˈtʃænə lsɜːfɪŋ] n (mainly US) (=
channel-hopping ) →
zapping m Channel Tunnel
n the Channel Tunnel →
le tunnel sous la Manche
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