meandering
present participle of meander
meandering (comparative more meandering, superlative most meandering)
winding or rambling
meandering (plural meanderings)
An instance or period of roaming.
• reamending
Source: Wiktionary
Me*an"der, n. Etym: [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. méandre.]
1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale. While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Sir R. Blackmore.
2. A tortuous or intricate movement.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: Fretwork. See Fret.
Me*an"der, v. t.
Definition: To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
Me*an"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Meandering.]
Definition: To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
