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roving

1

[ roh-ving ]

adjective

  1. roaming or wandering.
  2. not assigned or restricted to any particular location, area, topic, etc.:

    a roving editor.

  3. not assigned to any particular diplomatic post but having a special mission:

    a roving ambassador.



roving

2

[ roh-ving ]

noun

  1. a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
  2. the final phase of carding, in which this is done.

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Other Words From

  • roving·ly adverb
  • roving·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of roving1

First recorded in 1590–1600; rove 1 + -ing 2

Origin of roving2

First recorded in 1785–95; rove 3 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.

She had heard about my novel Roving Pack and read it after being diagnosed with cancer.

This philosophy quickly transforms our ride into a long, white roving chimney.

Her foreign tours include the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and several years as a roving foreign correspondent worldwide.

A roving gang of youths armed with bats and huge boom boxes hunt the band.

Here and there roving parties appeared, but having no recognized leaders, their existence did not invalidate the treaty.

The patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.

Suddenly he took them in his arms and walked quickly over to the stove, his eye roving in search of a match-box.

"And when the roving spirit once lays hold of a lad, he must have his way—he is good for nothing else," said Dr. May.

And yet the wind was howling in the woods,The roving thunder bellowing in the clouds,Before the dawn had risen in the sky.

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