roving
1roaming or wandering.
not assigned or restricted to any particular location, area, topic, etc.: a roving editor.
not assigned to any particular diplomatic post but having a special mission: a roving ambassador.
Origin of roving
1Other words from roving
- rov·ing·ly, adverb
- rov·ing·ness, noun
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Other definitions for roving (2 of 2)
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
the final phase of carding, in which this is done.
Origin of roving
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How to use roving in a sentence
With all the motors, sensors, and robotic pieces to craft your own miniature troop, you will be able to build 7 roving robots with intelligent light sensors and advanced vibro-motor mechanics.
You’ll encounter roving and stage performers who rely on donations.
As Renaissance festivals reopen, here’s how to make the merrie most of them | John Bordsen | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostPlastic waste choked waterways, created breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and could be deadly to roving livestock.
How goats helped a Malawian activist win a ban on single-use plastics | Tim McDonnell | June 22, 2021 | QuartzThe place was secluded, allowing Giuliani to meet his sources away from the roving reporters, myself included, who were searching for him around the city’s more central restaurants and hotels.
Exclusive: How an Accused Russian Agent Worked With Rudy Giuliani in a Plot Against the 2020 Election | Simon Shuster/Kyiv | May 28, 2021 | TImeOften, while traveling about the land, the Hunter will find herself caught in a roving red storm that affects everything in its path.
‘The Pathless’: Less than the sum of its parts | Christopher Byrd | November 23, 2020 | Washington Post
And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.
She had heard about my novel roving Pack and read it after being diagnosed with cancer.
This philosophy quickly transforms our ride into a long, white roving chimney.
Welcome to the Jungle: Pot Tourism | Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer foreign tours include the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and several years as a roving foreign correspondent worldwide.
A roving gang of youths armed with bats and huge boom boxes hunt the band.
Robin Thicke, Jay Z & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO) | Victoria Kezra | August 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHere and there roving parties appeared, but having no recognized leaders, their existence did not invalidate the treaty.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe patch of soft green that I knew for the cottonwoods Rutter had spoken of drew my roving gaze whether I would or no.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairSuddenly he took them in his arms and walked quickly over to the stove, his eye roving in search of a match-box.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton"And when the roving spirit once lays hold of a lad, he must have his way—he is good for nothing else," said Dr. May.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeAnd yet the wind was howling in the woods,The roving thunder bellowing in the clouds,Before the dawn had risen in the sky.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi | Giacomo Leopardi
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