roving
adjective
[ ˈrəʊvɪŋ ]
• constantly moving from one area or place to another.
• "the fragments of pottery were believed to belong to a community of roving hunter-gatherers"
• (of a person in relation to their job) travelling or required to travel to different locations.
• "he trained as a roving reporter"
roving
noun
• a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning.
rove
verb
• travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.
• "he spent most of the 1990s roving about the Caribbean"
Similar:
wander,
roam,
ramble,
drift,
meander,
go hither and thither,
maunder,
range,
travel about,
gallivant,
stravaig,
streel,
vagabond,
circumambulate,
peregrinate,
Origin:
late 15th century (originally a term in archery in the sense ‘shoot at a casual mark of undetermined range’): perhaps from dialect rave ‘to stray’, probably of Scandinavian origin.
rove
verb
• form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves.
Origin:
late 17th century (as verb): origin uncertain.
