meander
verb (used without object)
to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.
meandered
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past participleof meander.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof meander.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meanderverb (used without object)to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.
Example Sentences
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Liu meandered through the park using a few different trails, including the Sunrise Lakes route, to reach her ultimate destination: Half Dome on her birthday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Carolers meandered through town, drawing no more than a dozen onlookers as they sang “Angels We Have Heard on High” and asked shop owners whether holiday crowds might return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Much of the third Test had meandered and drifted, only for a super Sunday to set up a potentially manic Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Even though there were moments when this meandered like a pre-season friendly, there were still positives for England to take.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
Obviously a mixture of symbolic and character-based language, the text meandered around the page in no apparent order.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
