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- Dictionarymeandering/mɪˈand(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. following a winding course: "meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of following a winding course: "ox-bow lagoons left by the river's meanderings"
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MEANDERING definition: 1. moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose: 2. moving slowly in no…. Learn more.
wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose. wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course. fond of wandering about the square just watching the people. roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.
Meandering definition: taking a winding or indirect course. See examples of MEANDERING used in a sentence.
MEANDER definition: 1. If a river, stream, or road meanders, it follows a route that is not straight or direct. 2. to…. Learn more.
n. 1. often meanders A bend, turn, or winding, as of a stream or path. 2. A portion, side trip, or episode in a longer journey. 3. A passage on a subtopic or digression in a longer piece of discourse. 4. An ornamental pattern of winding or intertwining lines, used in art and architecture.
verb. move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. “the path meanders through the vineyards” synonyms: thread, wander, weave, wind. wander. go via an indirect route or at no set pace. see more. noun. an aimless amble on a winding course. synonyms: ramble. see more. noun. a bend or curve, as in a stream or river. see more.
Meander definition: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course. See examples of MEANDER used in a sentence.
1. verb. If a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another. ...roads that meandered round the edges of the fields. [VERB preposition/adverb] A rural single railway track meanders through the valley. [VERB preposition/adverb] The small river meandered in lazy curves down the centre.
Definition of meander verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. meandered, meandering, meanders. To take a winding or tortuous course. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To wander aimlessly or idly; ramble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics. American Heritage.
