Meander

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Verb

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. liked to roam through the woods ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective. the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming. armed brigands roved over the countryside traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful. traipsed all over town looking for the right dress meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering. the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Examples of meander in a Sentence

Verb The path meanders through the garden. We meandered around the village. The conversation meandered on for hours.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Yet at around the same time as Lohan, about a decade ago, Victoria Beckham—aka Posh Spice—was navigating the opening meanders of the same path with aplomb. — Vogue, "The Women Designers Who Changed The Way We Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 This is where our science hero spent around a third of her time, swimming around a standing meander, which is a permanent bend in a current. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "This Seal Is Wearing a Data-Mining Hat for Science," 6 Dec. 2019 Pathways dotted with flagstone meander to cool retreat spaces tucked under the canopy of the redwoods, around the sprawling lawn, lush garden beds and a colorful rose garden. — Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: A stunning remodel in a gorgeous Hidden Oaks setting," 19 Aug. 2019 Files' story and the items in the self-care kits will help students as the meander through life, Hoyt believes. — al, "Birmingham high schoolers to receive mental health kits thanks to local effort," 14 Aug. 2019 If these meanders, or ripples, are extreme, cold Arctic air can spill southward or hotter air from the middle of the planet can move north. — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, "A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.," 1 July 2019 Like a slow-moving river, a slower jet stream forms deep meanders, which can stall during the summer, sometimes for weeks. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "Europe has had five 500-year summers in 15 years. And now this," 28 June 2019 But after a promising setup, the film meanders, trying and failing to find some sense of purpose with the two oddball characters and their rich back stories. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, "‘Tomorrow Man’ script fails fascinating characters, but Danner, Lithgow shine," 6 June 2019 Her tiaras had strong ties to the past—one Greek meander tiara included diamonds from Napoleon’s sword, another included pearls belonging to the Empress Josephine. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "A 40-Carat Diamond Ring with Ties to the French Royal Family Was Just Recovered by Police in Paris," 8 Apr. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Through four quarters, Murray had meandered through a 3-for-9 start good for eight points. — Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio Spurs close 2019 with another nail-biter, top Golden State Warriors," 31 Dec. 2019 Seeing hundreds of monarch butterflies at Wendy Park Every fall, thousands of monarch butterflies collectively meander across Lake Erie on a journey that will eventually take them to South America. — John Pana, cleveland, "These 10 cleveland.com videos were the most fun to film in 2019," 25 Dec. 2019 With a mix of architectural building styles, glass labs, neo-Gothic student dormitories and open spaces, visitors who meander around this gorgeous campus soon see that this East Coast university town is a must see. — Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY, "Road trips: From Princeton to Berkeley, these five college towns are too pretty to pass up," 26 Feb. 2020 Letters allowed her to mix subjects in meandering association, or with less connection than that, shaped only by the flow of thought and the chance nature of experience. — Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books, "Letters: Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘Art Form or Something’," 25 Feb. 2020 As written and performed it’s a poignant dilemma, which plays out in credible and evocative, if perhaps overly meandering and (purposely) imprecise fashion. — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘José’ explores a gay love story in Guatemala amid an age of uncertainty," 6 Feb. 2020 The Kuroshio Current, running up Eastern Asia, has seemed stable, whereas the Agulhas, flowing along Africa’s eastern coast, has broadened, fracturing into meandering eddies. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "Global warming is speeding up Earth‘s massive ocean currents," 5 Feb. 2020 With ribbons of concrete tracing rolling hills and meandering valleys and weaving along the breathtaking coast, Sonoma County is a diverse playground for bicycle enthusiasts. — Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com, "Cyclist Ted King’s guide to Healdsburg," 15 Jan. 2020 WASHINGTON - The rowdy, meandering and combative news conference Wednesday began with President Donald Trump marveling at the media. — Author: Toluse Olorunnipa, Anchorage Daily News, "Analysis: Trump rides roller coaster of grievance and braggadocio as Finland’s leader looks on," 3 Oct. 2019

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