First Known Use: 1590
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1roving
adjective
: going to many different places
Full Definition of ROVING
1
a : not restricted as to location or area of concern b : capable of being shifted from place to place : mobile
2
: inclined to ramble or stray <a roving fancy>
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Origin of ROVING
1rove
Related to ROVING
- Synonyms
- ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, itinerant, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring
2roving
noun
Definition of ROVING
: a slightly twisted roll or strand of usually textile fibers
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4rove
First Known Use: 1802
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