roam
verb (used without object)
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove.
is roaming
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present progressiveof roam (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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You feel like Santa Claus is roaming the streets for the children.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2024
The bull is roaming around a part of Long Island that features dense underbrush and pine barrens.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
Sometimes it is as if a pack of homework-eating dogs is roaming the streets.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
Maya Rudolph is roaming “snow-dusted” streets wearing a surgical mask — to keep the rampant particles at bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2017
His head still heavily bandaged, Phineas is roaming about Cavendish in the rain with no coat and thin shoes.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
