roving

Meaning

Adj

1. Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
2. Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on one subject.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

Verb

present participle and gerund of rove

rove

• Noun
• Verb
• Verb

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Synonyms

wandering

mobile

peregrine

vagrant

nomadic

vagabondage

rambling

traveling

roaming

moving

nomad

obliqueness

orbital

restless

rotatory

roundabout

rove

touring

vagabond

Bohemian

vagabond.

circuitous

circumlocution

devious

discursiveness

drifting

errant

fidgety

itinerant

Translations

ramingo

vagabond

ambulante

جولان

شطح

nòmada

رحل

errant

vagareig

ausfasernd

umherstreichend

umherschweifend

περιπλάνηση

mobile

itinerant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/

Etymology

From rove + -ing