roving
/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To shoot with arrows (at).
- 2
To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
- 3
To roam or wander through.
- 4
To card wool or other fibres.
- 5
To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
- 6
To draw through an eye or aperture.
- 7
To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
- 8
To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
noun
- 1
A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
- 2
The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
adjective
- 1
Wandering freely.
“His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.”
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