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roving

/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/ adjective C1
  1. Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
  2. Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on one subject. · His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.
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During this dialogue the child had remained silent, her eyes roving from one to the other, all the animation fading out of her face.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 30 · C1

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