ROVING


Meaning of ROVING in English

I. adjective

Etymology: rove (I)

Date: 1590

1.

a. : not restricted as to location or area of concern

b. : capable of being shifted from place to place : mobile

2. : inclined to ramble or stray

a roving fancy

II. noun

Etymology: rove (IV)

Date: 1802

: a slightly twisted roll or strand of usually textile fibers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.