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verb (used without object)
1.
to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
2.
to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on.
verb (used with object)
3.
Surveying. to define the margin of (a body of water) with a meander line.
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Meandering
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noun
4.
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
5.
a circuitous movement or journey.
6.
an intricate variety of fret or fretwork.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin maeander < Greek maíandros a winding, special use of Maíandros, the Menderes River, noted for its winding course
1570–80; < Latin maeander < Greek maíandros a winding, special use of Maíandros, the Menderes River, noted for its winding course
Related forms
me·an·der·er, noun
me·an·der·ing·ly, adverb
un·me·an·der·ing, adjective
un·me·an·der·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. wander, wind, twist, snake, coil.
1. wander, wind, twist, snake, coil.
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Example Sentences
- It was a far cry from the original highway-commission blueprints and their more topographically friendly, meandering roadways.
- Fall's clear days are the perfect reason to take a meandering drive connecting ocean views and small towns.
- ON a sunny afternoon, canoeists traveled up a meandering river.
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