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Meanings of meander in English

Portuguese
vagar
Catalan
serpejar
Spanish
zigzaguear

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.

vagar

An aimless amble on a winding course.

Usage of meander in English
1
The rules meander, depending on how useful families are at the time.
The Guardian
2
They meander, they lose focus or purpose, they forget who they are.
Wired
3
But our method meant we could meander at any pace we wanted.
BBC
4
Step into another world… and enjoy a weekend meander along the Midlands.
The South African
5
Both sides look like they're content to meander towards a few drinks.
The Guardian
6
My mind began to meander again and I started thinking about Pop-Tarts.
Stand by your hitman
7
The shining stream gave one meander of hesitation and then rushed over.
The First Men in the Moon
8
At present I am going to meander through the lancers with Mrs.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
9
Irene suggests we meander through the Upper West Side, near our hotel.
The Guardian
10
You must, therefore, allow me to meander along the meadows of commonplace.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
11
Her mind wasn't starting to meander in her old age, was it?
Stonewielder
12
Was he supposed to meander along with nothing to guide his walking?
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
13
Head into the inner city and meander around slowly towards Tower Bridge.
The South African
14
Below, the river Barrow flows in a great meander downstream from New Ross.
The Irish Times
15
Ideally, chi should meander through a site; torrents were no good.
A place of my own: the architecture of daydreams
16
The stories are long and meander, and I don't follow them very well.
Cleaving
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Translations for meander
Portuguese
vagarir
Spanish
zigzaguear
Meander through the time
Meander across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common