Browse


to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft vegetation).
to graze; pasture on.
to look through or glance at casually:
He’s browsing the shelves for something to read.
to feed on or nibble at foliage, lichen, berries, etc.
to graze.
to glance at random through a book, magazine, etc.
to look leisurely at goods displayed for sale, as in a store.
tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.
an act or instance of browsing.
Contemporary Examples

Literary City: Deborah Levy’s London Henry Krempels February 21, 2013
How Julian Assange Fooled the Media Once Again Michael Moynihan April 15, 2013
Lady Gaga’s Fake Nail Sells for $12,000; Israeli Soldiers Reportedly Disciplined for Underwear Photo Shoot The Fashion Beast Team June 2, 2013
How to Choose a College Roommate Kathleen Kingsbury August 29, 2009
Isabel Allende’s Favorite Bookstore: Book Passage, Corte Madera, Calif. Isabel Allende November 7, 2012

Historical Examples

Heidi Johanna Spyri
Minnie’s Pet Lamb Madeline Leslie
The Bush Boys Captain Mayne Reid
Eli Heman White Chaplin
The Strength of the Pines Edison Marshall

verb
to look through (a book, articles for sale in a shop, etc) in a casual leisurely manner
(computing) to search for and read hypertext, esp on the Internet
(of deer, goats, etc) to feed upon (vegetation) by continual nibbling
noun
the act or an instance of browsing
the young twigs, shoots, leaves, etc, on which certain animals feed
v.

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