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meandering

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IY0 AE1 N D ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Winding or rambling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance or period of roaming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of meander

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: извит (izvit) — winding, rambling
  • Bulgarian: кривуличещ (krivuličešt) — winding, rambling
  • Finnish: polveileva — winding, rambling
  • Finnish: mutkitteleva — winding, rambling
  • Finnish: meanderoiva — winding, rambling
  • French: méandreux — winding, rambling
  • German: mäandernd — winding, rambling
  • German: mäanderartig — winding, rambling
  • German: abschweifend — winding, rambling
  • German: mäandrisch — winding, rambling
  • Greek: μαιανδρικός (maiandrikós) — winding, rambling
  • Hawaiian: piʻopiʻo — winding, rambling
  • Hungarian: kanyargós — winding, rambling
  • Māori: pikopiko — winding, rambling
  • Polish: meandrowanie — winding, rambling
  • Samoan: piʻopiʻo — winding, rambling
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùbach — winding, rambling
  • Spanish: meandroso — winding, rambling
  • Spanish: meandrinoso — winding, rambling
  • Thai: คดเคี้ยว — winding, rambling
  • Yoruba: kọ́lọkọ̀lọ — winding, rambling
  • Finnish: kiemurtelu — instance or period of roaming
  • Finnish: polveilu — instance or period of roaming
  • Finnish: mutkittelu — instance or period of roaming
  • Finnish: meanderointi — instance or period of roaming
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