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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 Word Forms

  • ···Բ· adverb
  • ܲ····Բ adjective
  • un····Բ· 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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Example Sentences

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The meandering jet stream across the UK has also been responsible for sending low pressure systems towards the Canaries and Iberia which by contrast have seen some stormy weather.

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But the book’s circuitous, meandering structure, including a major digression about one of Siegfried’s sisters, tests the reader’s patience.

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On Sunday, the researchers started by launching a drone from the pitching deck of their boat to get a bird’s-eye view of the large, dark shapes meandering lazily through the surf zone.

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The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders.

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Whether it be wandering along Promenade des Anglais, strolling around the port looking at the multi-million pound boats, popping over to Monaco or meandering through the Old Town.

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