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View synonyms for meandering

meandering

[ mee-an-der-ing ]

adjective

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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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