channel-hopping

channel-hopping

Quickly switching between channels on a TV, as while looking for a program to watch. I'm channel-hopping, but it doesn't look like anything good is on. After a long week of work, I need a few hours of channel-hopping on the sofa. I hate channel-hopping. I can't understand why people don't just pick a program and watch it!

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channel hopping

and channel surfing and channel zapping

n. using a remote control to move quickly from one television channel to another, pausing only a short time on each channel. I wish you would stop channel hopping! He spends more time channel zapping than actually watching.

See also: channel, hop

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