rove
/ɹoʊv/ verb C2- 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.
He/she/it roves · Past roved · Past participle roved · -ing form roving
Verb forms
- Base form
- rove
- He/she/it
- roves
- Past
- roved
- Past participle
- roved
- -ing form
- roving
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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.
You’ve got to keep your wits about you in cooking and not stop in the middle of things to let your thoughts rove all over creation.
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