(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If a river or road ~s, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.
...roads that ~ed round the edges of the fields...
We crossed a small iron bridge over a ~ing stream.
VERB: V prep/adv, V-ing, also V
2.
A ~ is a large bend in a river.
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3.
If you ~ somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.
We ~ed through a landscape of mountains, rivers, and vineyards...
VERB: V prep/adv
4.
If a speech, account, or piece of writing ~s, it seems to move from one topic to another without any order or purpose.
His talk appears to ~ but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
...a rich and ~ing novel.
VERB: V, V-ing