roving

roving

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹowvɪŋ/

Adjective

roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)

1. 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

1. present participle of rove

Noun

roving (plural rovings)

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

Anagrams

• voring