tindering

tindering

slang The act of perusing the profiles of prospective dates on the dating app Tinder. Sometimes capitalized. Would you quit tindering for five seconds and listen to me? Honestly, I haven't met anyone that great from Tindering. I think I'm going to let my friends set me up on blind dates again.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • swipe right
  • swipe left
  • money-spinner
  • be just looking
  • the big smoke
  • the full monty
  • monty
  • slow burn
  • a slow burn
  • app
References in classic literature
--Is heaven a murderer when its lightning strikes a would-be murderer in his bed, tindering sheets and skin together?
Moby Dick LXVIII CXXXIV
It's a step in the right direction and certainly better than Tindering at the bar."
Tinder Founder Says Artificial Intelligence Is App's Future