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View synonyms for meandering
meandering
[ mee-an-der-ing ]
adjective
- taking a winding or indirect course:
The city of Budapest is divided into two parts by the meandering Danube River, spanned by several stunning bridges.
- wandering aimlessly; proceeding seemingly without direction; rambling:
I'm unsure how I will condense a meandering narrative of my experiences into a thirty-second elevator pitch.
Things proceed in a meandering way between them, until suddenly their relationship comes to a devastatingly emotional climax.
noun
- the act of wandering or proceeding aimlessly or by a winding or indirect course:
I digress—but I blame it on the mental meandering of age.
After a coffee and some meandering among the displays on the hotel mezzanine, I left the convention.
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Other Words From
- me·an·der·ing·ly adverb
- un·me·an·der·ing adjective
- un·me·an·der·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meandering1
First recorded in 1610–20; meander ( def ) + -ing 2( def ) for the adjective senses; meander ( def ) + -ing 1( def ) for the noun sense
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