roving

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹowvɪŋ/

Adjective

roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)

wandering freely.
His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.
- 1989, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Visible Breath, Dark Horse Books
  It could complicate things for our little household. Particularly when Larry’s roving eye is factored in.

Synonyms

wandering

Derived terms

roving eye

Translations

wandering

Czech: toulavý (cs) m, toulající se
Dutch: zwervend (nl), loensend (nl)
German: umherschweifend (de)

Irish: aistreach (of a person)
Russian: бродячий (ru) (brodjačij), кочующий (ru) (kočujuščij), блуждающий (ru) (bluždajuščij)

Verb

roving

present participle of rove

Noun

roving (plural rovings)

A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

Anagrams

voring

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