me·an·der

(mē-ăn′dər)

intr.v. me·an·dered, me·an·der·ing, me·an·ders

1. To follow a winding and turning course: Streams tend to meander through level land.

2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction: vagabonds meandering through life. See Synonyms at wander.

3. To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics.

4. To be directed in various directions or at multiple objects: His gaze meandered over the church's façade.

1. often meanders A bend, turn, or winding, as of a stream or path.

2. A portion, side trip, or episode in a longer journey.

3. A passage on a subtopic or digression in a longer piece of discourse.

4. An ornamental pattern of winding or intertwining lines, used in art and architecture.

[From Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.]

me·an′der·er n.

me·an′der·ing·ly adv.

me·an′drous (-drəs) adj.

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meandrous

adjective

Repeatedly curving in alternate directions:

anfractuous, flexuous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding.

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