2syllables
roving
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Definitions ofroving
1verb
- To shoot with arrows (at).
- To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
- To roam or wander through.
- To card wool or other fibres.
- To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
- To draw through an eye or aperture.
- To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
- To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
1noun
- A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
- The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
1adjective
- Wandering freely.
Example: "His roving eyes never focused on anything specific."
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