meandering

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of meander

comparative more meandering · superlative most meandering

1. Winding or rambling.

   “Billups, how much farther to the compound?” “At our meandering speed, 15 minutes?”

   2024 October 31, Stephanie Amante-Ritter, “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” (12:44 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5, episode 3, spoken by Andy Billups (Paul Scheer)

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   After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958.

   2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51

plural meanderings

1. An instance or period of roaming.