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Meanings of meandering in English

Of a path e.g.

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Examples for "wandering"
1
With a wandering mind I consider the common history of common men.
The book of disquiet
2
I saw several officers wandering about in a dazed and confused state.
The Guardian
3
The long vista of the woods led her onward in wandering thoughts.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
4
One time I saw her in the distance, wandering in the Park.
Poems and Tales from Romania
5
Wolgast didn't say anything about not wandering off; there seemed no point.
The passage
1
An agency for winding up problem banks remains to be sorted out.
Reuters
2
The family recommended Hulley and so the long winding court journey began.
The South African
3
It was two in the morning; the crime scene was winding down.
The cold room
4
And they discovered a second tower up a second, smaller winding stair.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
5
Riders approach from the south, faint with distance on the winding road.
The bone palace
1
Remember, Jodie Foster only came out in a rambling speech last year.
The Irish Times
2
Hilda remained listening in the lobby to the interminable and rambling instruction.
Hilda Lessways
3
His poor broken brain was rambling in the ways of the past.
The Christian: A Story
4
There was something sinister in the unfriendly shadow of the rambling house.
Midnight
5
She states that in general her mind is both romantic and rambling.
Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forens...
Usage of meandering in English
1
Meanwhile, Twitter's stock price has been meandering downwards for the past year.
Wired
2
More and more often I found myself meandering on the second floor.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
3
An hour and a half later Anne began meandering through an explanation.
Monday Mourning
4
Teddy saw her walk toward the gazebo, taking long, meandering steps, swaying.
Shutter Island
5
Katrina and Tyler were walking together, meandering really, with no apparent purpose.
The unseen
6
Further on, a meandering line of trees appeared to mark a creek.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
7
Beth made no attempt to hide the tears meandering down her cheeks.
The Naked God
8
It was like a meandering spring inside Artyom had been made straight.
Metro 2033
9
A few streams and narrow roads cut meandering paths through the trees.
The Name of the Wind
10
She kissed a meandering path from his ridged abs to his neck.
Midnight hero
11
His instrumental patterns are atmospheric, meandering, hardly tethered by any fixed beat.
Radio NZ
12
The terminator rose ahead, a black occlusion devouring the silently meandering clouds.
The Reality Dysfunction
13
The village seemed deserted except for small boys and a meandering donkey.
The Godfather
14
There was a fat black spider on the stone ceiling, meandering along.
The Lair of Bones
15
It was meandering, moving south at 2mph, but expected to veer north soon.
The Guardian
16
But from the public's point of view the PM has been meandering, lost.
News.com.au
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Meandering through the time
Meandering across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common