- present participle of peruse.
perusing
Example Sentences
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While perusing them, he said he discovered that the foreword to their book had been plagiarized from an article written by a BBC reporter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
One woman perusing the flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday admits she is too scared to do that.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
As they indulged in the high-end grocer’s buffalo cauliflower and perusing L.A.’s boutique shops, they were not nervous at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
I don't know why Photo Drive-Up enjoyed torturing their customers, but they made you take your passport photo out in the open—so that anyone perusing the new-releases aisle could watch.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
