channel-surf

(c̸han′əl sʉrf′)

intransitive verb

Informal to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs

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See channel-surf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb 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.

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