roving

Noun · Adjective
US[roh-ving]/ˈroʊvɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: wanderingvagabondagemobilenomadicperegrine

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. travelling about without any clear destination“she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him”Synonyms: wanderingvagabondageType of travel, travelingKinds drifting

Adjective (1)

  1. migratory“a restless mobile society”“the nomadic habits of the Bedouins”“believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future”“wandering tribes”Synonyms: mobilenomadicperegrinewanderingOpposite settledSimilar unsettled

Related words drift verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rov′ing noun

1. The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.

2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.

Roving frame, Roving machine, a machine for drawing and twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the spinning machine.

Rov′ing noun

The act of one who roves or wanders.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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