Googling Meaning in English

word · lemma: google

US

ˈɡuɡɫɪŋ

GOOG-ling

UK

ˈɡuːɡlɪŋ

GOO-gling

Definition

Searching for information on the internet using the Google search engine.

Usage & Nuances

'Googling' is informal and often used to mean searching for anything online, even if not always using Google. It can be used as 'googling for answers' or 'have you tried googling it?'. Avoid in very formal writing.

• Spanish: buscar en Google
• Portuguese (BR): pesquisar no Google
• Portuguese (PT): pesquisar no Google
• Chinese (Simplified): 用谷歌搜索
• Chinese (Traditional): 用谷歌搜尋
• Hindi: गूगल करना
• Arabic: البحث في جوجل
• Bengali: গুগলিং - গুগলে খোঁজা
• Russian: гуглить
• Japanese: ググる
• Vietnamese: tra cứu trên Google - tìm kiếm trên Google
• Korean: 구글링 - 구글에서 검색하기
• Turkish: googlelamak
• Urdu: گوگل کرنا
• Indonesian: googling - mencari di Google

Example Sentences

I am googling my favorite movie.

basic

She spent an hour googling recipes.

basic

Are you googling the answer?

basic

I found the phone number by googling it.

natural

Stop googling everything and try to think for yourself!

natural

We were googling hotels near the beach while planning our trip.

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