roam
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
to wander over or through: to roam the countryside.
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Origin of roam
1synonym study For roam
Other words for roam
Other words from roam
- roamer, noun
- un·roam·ing, adjective
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How to use roam in a sentence
As looters roamed, you could hear a few of the refrains that have defined this situation, most notably “No justice, no peace.”
“We have the reality that either giants roamed the earth or thousands of people [are] lying,” Vieira says.
One year later and 10 blocks away, my mother came into the world, the granddaughter of those pioneers who had roamed the prairie.
He roamed the streets of Athens asking people provocative questions that exposed uncomfortable contradictions in their beliefs.
The Ivy League Provides the Best Trade Schools Around | Nick Romeo | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTammy got out of the car, removed the chain, and roamed the park.
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If that were so, before morning she would be with Alessandro; for fierce beasts roamed San Jacinto by night.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonWe have roamed around with Daddy too much to be quite like pattern society girls.
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston CarruthBut his eyes roamed eagerly and changed to a burning, red color when they fell upon the dejected figure of his mistress.
The Mayor's Wife | Anna Katherine GreenThen their vision roamed out to the north, where the rolling hills melted away on the dim horizon.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretMany of these monsters were larger than the prehistoric dinosaurs which once roamed the earth.
Spacewrecked on Venus | Neil R. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for roam
/ (rəʊm) /
to travel or walk about with no fixed purpose or direction; wander
the act of roaming
Origin of roam
1Derived forms of roam
- roamer, noun
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