MEANDER


Meaning of MEANDER in English

(~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

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