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roaming

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊmɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊmɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of wandering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The use of a network or service from different locations or devices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: operating system

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of roam

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vaeltelu — wandering
  • Finnish: harhailu — wandering
  • French: vagabondage — wandering
  • Georgian: ხეტიალი (xeṭiali) — wandering
  • German: Wandern — wandering
  • Ancient Greek: πλάνη (plánē) — wandering
  • Hindi: घूमना (ghūmnā) — wandering
  • Hungarian: barangolás — wandering
  • Hungarian: kóborlás — wandering
  • Hungarian: bolyongás — wandering
  • Hungarian: kószálás — wandering
  • Hungarian: bóklászás — wandering
  • Hungarian: kódorgás — wandering
  • Hungarian: csavargás — wandering
  • Russian: блужда́ния (bluždánija) — wandering
  • Russian: стра́нствия (stránstvija) — wandering
  • Russian: скита́ния (skitánija) — wandering
  • Scottish Gaelic: allaban — wandering
  • Turkish: dolaşma — wandering
  • Arabic: تجوال (tajwāl) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Arabic: رومينغ (rūmīnġ) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Catalan: itinerància — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漫遊 /漫游 (mànyóu) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Finnish: verkkovierailu — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Finnish: roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • French: itinérance — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • French: roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Galician: itinerancia — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Georgian: როუმინგი (roumingi) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • German: Roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Greek: περιαγωγή (periagogí) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Hungarian: barangolás — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Hungarian: roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Italian: roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Italian: itineranza — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Japanese: ローミング (rōmingu) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Korean: 로밍 (roming) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Occitan: itinerància — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Polish: roaming — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Portuguese: itinerância — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Russian: ро́уминг (róuming) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Spanish: itinerancia — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Thai: โรมมิ่ง (róom-mîng) — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Turkish: uluslararası dolaşım — using a cell phone outside of its original registering zone
  • Finnish: verkkovierailu — using a network or a service from different locations or devices
  • Finnish: vierailu — using a network or a service from different locations or devices
  • Māori: tīpakopako — using a network or a service from different locations or devices
  • Finnish: etäkäyttö — registering a PC and a cycle of {uploading, editing and downloading} from any networked PC
  • Finnish: vierailu — registering a PC and a cycle of {uploading, editing and downloading} from any networked PC
  • Māori: tīpakopako — registering a PC and a cycle of {uploading, editing and downloading} from any networked PC