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Roving

verb
/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.verbTo shoot with arrows (at).
2.verbTo roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
3.verbTo roam or wander through.
4.verbTo card wool or other fibres.
5.verbTo twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
6.verbTo draw through an eye or aperture.
7.verbTo plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
8.verbTo practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
9.nounA long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
10.nounThe process of giving the first twist to yarn.
11.adjectiveWandering freely.
"His roving eyes never focused on anything specific."

Synonyms

wanderingvagabondagenomadicperegrinemobileunsettledroaminghomelessitineranttouringtravellertravelling

Rhymes With

covingdrovingstovingshrovinghoving
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