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• present participle of meander.

meandering

American  

[mee-an-der-ing] / miˈæn dər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. taking a winding or indirect course.

   The city of Budapest is divided into two parts by the meandering Danube River, spanned by several stunning bridges.

2. wandering aimlessly; proceeding seemingly without direction; rambling.

   I'm unsure how I will condense a meandering narrative of my experiences into a thirty-second elevator pitch.

   Things proceed in a meandering way between them, until suddenly their relationship comes to a devastatingly emotional climax.

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noun

1. the act of wandering or proceeding aimlessly or by a winding or indirect course.

   I digress—but I blame it on the mental meandering of age.

   After a coffee and some meandering among the displays on the hotel mezzanine, I left the convention.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• meanderingly
  adverb
• unmeanderingly
  adverb
• unmeandering
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of meandering

First recorded in 1610–20; meander ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; meander ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun sense

Example Sentences

Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Meandering through the marketplace, you’ll find all sorts of goods, including art, clothing and jewelry, as well as home, health and beauty items.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Meandering through the bustling traffic in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, Oyewumi Azeez Olawale makes his way to a visa appointment.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Meandering and momentum-sapping, the backstories imbue the protagonists with pathos by burdening the reader with exposition.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

Meandering ’long the river would take lots longer, but it was the only way I could be sure we was gonna be heading south.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis