roving

Meanings

• verb

  Moving about from place to place, especially as a traveler or nomad.

  - "The gypsies were roving from town to town, selling their wares."
  - "The adventurer spent years roving the world in search of treasure."

• noun

  A range or area, especially of sea, that is being explored or fished.

  - "The roving fishermen sailed the vast expanse of the North Atlantic."
  - "The explorers charted the uncharted roving waters of the South Pacific."

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Synonyms

wandering

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with roving
dove , glove , love

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Roving (en) : Moving about from place to place
   

2. Roving (en) : A range or area being explored or fished
   

3. Roaring (en) : Making a loud, deep, continuous sound
   

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Variants

List of all variants of roving that leads to same result
roving , rovings , rove , roved , roves , roving eye

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Forms

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roves, roved, rovingly, rovingest

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Etymology

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Old English rofian ‘to move, travel’, from rof ‘motion, journey’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'roving commission' refers to a group of people authorized to travel and investigate a matter.

2. In the game of chess, a rook is a piece that moves along the ranks and files.

3. In astronomy, a roving planet is a planet that orbits its star in an eccentric orbit.

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Related Concepts

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1. Exploration: The act of exploring a new or unfamiliar environment.

2. Nomadic: A way of life in which people move from place to place instead of settling in one location.

3. Travel: The act of going from one place to another, typically involving moving between distant geographical locations.

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Culture

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In literature, roving is often used to describe the adventures of travelers and explorers. It is also a common theme in songs about the open road and freedom. In art, roving is depicted as a journey or quest, often with a sense of adventure and discovery.

How to Memorize "roving"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the motion of movement, like a person traveling from place to place or a range of sea being explored.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of traveling, exploration, or a range of sea.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word's meaning, such as 'Roaming On Vast Oceans, Never-ending Voyages'.

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