roving
/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/
verb
Meaning
To shoot with arrows (at).
To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
To roam or wander through.
To card wool or other fibres.
To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
To draw through an eye or aperture.
To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
noun
Meaning
A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
adjective
Meaning
Wandering freely.
"His roving eyes never focused on anything specific."
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