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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
meanders, meandering, meandered |
| definition 1: |
to wind in broad curves, as a river.
The river meanders through the valley.
- synonyms:
- wind
- similar words:
- bend, curve, sinuate, twist, wander, zigzag
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| definition 2: |
to wander in speech or movement without apparent goal or direction; ramble.
His speech meandered disturbingly.We had plenty of time, so we meandered downtown for a bit.- synonyms:
- maunder, ramble, wander
- similar words:
- digress, drift, mill, mosey, roam, rove, stray
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| related words: |
amble, bat around, deviate, stroll, tramp, twine, wander, weave |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(often pl.) circuitous turnings or windings, or a course or journey so composed.
We enjoyed our meander through the old city.- synonyms:
- turns, windings
- similar words:
- roam, turnings, zigzags
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| related words: |
amble, labyrinth, turn |
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| derivations: |
meandering (adj.), meanderingly (adv.), meanderer (n.) |
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