to meander
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5.3
- verb
- /miˈændər/
:
recorrer sin prisa
- The creek meanders west of Fouke under major roadways, through farms, fields, and dense forests, and eventually spills into Days Creek.
- slowly meandered
- meandering path
- meandering river
I'm in their bathroom right now, but I'm going to head back to King Street and just meander around until I get text.
- I'm in their bathroom right now, but I'm going to head back to King Street and just meander around until I get text.
- You may see me meandering down the street doing fitness, running, gunning.
- I stretch, I kind of meander towards the restroom to investigate the source of the sound.
- You just listen, prod, you know, I throw things out, prod, and I'll let you meander.
- But, you know, once you have a look or, you know, a voice, you know, that tends to be sort of where you meander.
- But you go and you're kind of meandering around India and you find yourself at this at this ashram for this meditation retreat.
- And then we meandered our way into this new format where I do a presentation by video for about an hour and a half, sometimes going a bit longer.
Examples
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But there are some projects that should not meander on, like your website.
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We'd been walking since lunch, a long, meandering walk through the pines.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm in their bathroom right now, but I'm going to head back to King Street and just meander around until I get text.
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Listen, do me a favor, don't meander off too far.
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I would rather come straight to a given point than meander aimlessly about it.
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I went this way, then that, meandering like a river, although without direction.
Academic text (2000) -
I was almost finished eating when Jock Traynor meandered in and sat down across from me.
Fiction book (1991) -
The floor was coated with mud, and a trickle of water meandered along one wall.
Fiction book (1992) -
From the air, one can see the numerous muddy tributaries meandering through the immense green of the Amazonian rainforest.
Academic text (2005) -
We meandered through the park, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the winding paths.
Synonyms
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1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
221
2.9
To move along a curving path with many turns
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2.8
To move from side to side to avoid obstacles
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5.9
To move in a winding way through narrow or crowded places
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4.4
To walk for pleasure without a fixed route
To take a long, unnecessary route to reach a place or answer
How Winding
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word meander comes from an old Greek river called the Maeander, and to 'meander' is to move like that river, turning this way and that in a slow, relaxed way.