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🐚 Searching the beach 🐚 To search the shore 🌊 Related to searching beaches
to beachcombing

to beachcombing

3.6
To walk along the beach to find shells, sea glass or driftwood
  • verb
  • /ˈbiːtʃˌkoʊmɪŋ/
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  • They spent the afternoon beachcombing and found several beautiful shells.

Examples

  • After the storm, many people went beachcombing to see what had washed ashore.

  • On vacation, he enjoyed beachcombing for sea glass and unusual stones.

  • They often beachcomb for shells during summer.

  • Have you ever tried beachcombing in Hawaii?

  • They spent the afternoon beachcombing and found several beautiful shells.

  • On vacation, he enjoyed beachcombing for sea glass and unusual stones.

  • After the storm, many people went beachcombing to see what had washed ashore.

Synonyms

to comb
vsto beachcombing
66 3.3

To search a place very carefully to find something

is specific to walking along the shore and finding small natural objects
to beachcomb
vsto beachcombing
1 6.1

To walk along a beach to find shells, sea glass, or other small objects

is broader and not limited to things that washed ashore

How Thorough

to search
∞ 1.0
to beachcombing
3.6
to scan
127 2.7
to glance
299 1.5

Surface Forms

beachcomb infinitive
beachcombed past
beachcombed past participle
beachcombing present participle
beachcombs third person singular

Morphology

beachcombing = beach + comb (transparent) = beach + comb

The verb form is a direct combination of 'beach' and 'comb', indicating the action of searching a beach.

Etymology

Beachcombing is made from beach and comb, and comb here means 'to search'—like combing hair to find something hidden. So to beachcomb (the verb) is to walk along the beach looking for shells, driftwood, or sea glass.