n.
Pronunciation: ' brau ̇ z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: browsed ; brows · ing
Etymology: Middle English brouusen, probably from Anglo-French brouts
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to consume as browse b : GRAZE
2 : to look over casually : SKIM
3 : to access (a network) by means of a browser
intransitive verb
1 a : to feed on or as if on browse b : GRAZE
2 a : to skim through a book reading passages that catch the eye b : to look over or through an aggregate of things casually especially in search of something of interest
– brows · able \ ' brau ̇ -z ə -b ə l \ adjective