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roving

/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To shoot with arrows (at).
  2. To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
  3. To roam or wander through.
  4. To card wool or other fibres.
  5. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
  6. To draw through an eye or aperture.
  7. A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
  8. The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
  9. Wandering freely.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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