Sekirov Dictionary

roving

/ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective2

Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.
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Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on one subject.
- His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.

noun2

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A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
- Mr. J. W. Strange, of Taunton, Mass., has invented an improved method of laying roving in cans. — 1847
The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

forms

rovings · more roving · most roving

Phrases with roving

roving eye
Wide-ranging observation of one's surroundings.

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