roving

¹roving

adj

Definition of ROVING

1

a : not restricted as to location or area of concern b : capable of being shifted from place to place : mobile

2

: inclined to ramble or stray <a roving fancy>

Examples of ROVING

1. <a roving substitute teacher who works in a different district every day>

Origin of ROVING

¹rove

First Known Use: 1590

Related to ROVING

Synonyms: ambulant, ambulatory, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, itinerant, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring

Related Words: drifting, footloose, meandering, rambling; sauntering, strolling, traipsing, walking; migrant, migratory

Near Antonyms: immobile, nonmoving, settled, standing, static, stationary; motionless, still

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