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
Fewer and fewer of them, says Mac Naughton, are caught roaming the store “in the middle of the night.”
You must be one of the most obnoxious creatures, male or female, roaming the planet.
Cameras show the gunmen roaming the mall, shooting and killing with impunity.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath | Nina Strochlic | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was also the front for a juvenile delinquent roaming the streets of New York City and using me as a parental alibi.
Infants and young toddlers are placed in cribs to keep them from roaming; is placing a child in a tent not similar?
Is It Wrong for Parents to Lock Up Their Disabled Kids? | Elizabeth Picciuto | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Once more I began to realize that I was human, and to cast about for the mate that must surely be roaming in search of me.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAguinaldo was still roaming about central Luzon, but, one by one, his generals either surrendered or were captured.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman"Atavism can hardly explain a roaming animal with teeth and claws and sanguinary instincts," interrupted Maloney with impatience.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodNor would it do for a woman of Virginia to be redeemed to civilization with a red husband roaming at large.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterWe can't tell how many dreadful, invisible beasts are roaming around us, or what danger we'll come to next.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum
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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