roving - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'roving' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Roving

[ n.]

- 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.
- A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
- The act of one who roves or wanders.

2 . Roving

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Rove

Meaning of 'roving' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . roving

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- travelling about without any clear destination

Example in sentence:

she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him

2 . roving

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- migratory

Example in sentence:

a restless mobile society;
believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future;
the nomadic habits of the Bedouins;
wandering tribes

Nearby Words:

rove roved rover rovingly rovingness

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