me ‧ an ‧ der /miˈændə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: maeander , from Greek , from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Turkey ]
1 . if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line
meander along/across/down etc
The river meandered gently along the valley floor.
2 . [always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible
meander along/through etc
Cows still meander through these villages.
3 . ( also meander on ) if a conversation or piece of writing meanders on, it is too long and has no purpose or structure
—meanderings noun [plural] :
his aimless meanderings through Europe
—meander noun [countable]