Meandering

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance or period of roaming.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of meander form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Winding or rambling.

    "After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a path e.g. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
indirectmeanderaberrantaberrativeaffluentaimlessness

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"The meandering curves of the river contrast sharply against the abrupt outcroppings of rock in this area."

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