rove /rəʊv $ roʊv/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from rave 'to wander' (14-19 centuries) , probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] written to travel from one place to another SYN roam :
a salesman roving the country
2 . roving reporter someone who works for a newspaper or television company and moves from place to place
3 . [intransitive] if someone’s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another
rove over/around
Benedict’s eyes roved boldly over her sleeping body.
4 . have a roving eye old-fashioned to always be looking for a chance to have romantic relationships – often used humorously