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meander

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[ mee-an-der ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course:

    The stream meandered through the valley.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to wander aimlessly; ramble:

    The talk meandered on.



verb (used with object)

  1. Surveying. to define the margin of (a body of water) with a meander line.

noun

  1. Usually meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
  2. a circuitous movement or journey.
  3. an intricate variety of fret or fretwork.

Meander

2

[ mee-an-der ]

noun

  1. ancient name of the Menderes ( def 2 ).

Meander

1

/ ːˈæԻə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Maeander
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

meander

2

/ ɪˈæԻə /

verb

  1. to follow a winding course
  2. to wander without definite aim or direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural a curve or bend, as in a river
  2. often plural a winding course or movement
  3. an ornamental pattern, esp as used in ancient Greek architecture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

meander

/ ŧ-ăə /

  1. A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻԲ, adverb
  • ˈԻԲ, adjective
  • ˈԻdzܲ, adjective
  • ˈԻ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of meander1

1570–80; < Latin maeander < Greek íԻDz a winding, special use of ѲíԻDz, the Menderes River, noted for its winding course
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of meander1

C16: from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros the River Maeander; see Menderes (sense 1)
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But the book’s circuitous, meandering structure, including a major digression about one of Siegfried’s sisters, tests the reader’s patience.

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George, a top agent at a London intelligence agency, meanders through the chimeric bowels of a posh nightclub, hunting for a contact who’s got some bad news waiting.

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On Sunday, the researchers started by launching a drone from the pitching deck of their boat to get a bird’s-eye view of the large, dark shapes meandering lazily through the surf zone.

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Stranded somewhere in the Midwest with no family, friends or hobbies, Paul wanders into a movie theater that’s playing a cartoon in which Casper the Friendly Ghost meanders to the moon.

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The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders.

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