noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who ranges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
ranging
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 N JH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A back-and-forth movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of range
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 4
wandering freely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her
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History
Etymology
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