browsing

Questions about browsing

What does browsing mean?

browsing means "reading superficially or at random". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in browsing?

browsing has 2 syllables: brow-sing. The stress falls on "brow". In IPA it is /ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/.

What is another word for browsing?

Close synonyms include browse, browse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is browsing a common word?

browsing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.