Meandering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

of a path e.g.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/miːˈændɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/miːˈandəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/miːˈandəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /miːˈændɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

the river winds through the hills
the path meanders through the vineyards
sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thread weave rambling wander wandering wind winding meander

Parts of Speech

verb	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course “the river winds through the hills”
adjective	of a path e.g. “meandering streams”

Word Forms

thread	noun	any long object resembling a thin line
meander	noun	a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mäandernd

sich in einer gewundenen, spiralförmigen oder kreisförmigen Bahn bewegen oder dazu veranlassen, sich zu bewegen

🇫🇷French

sinueux

déplacer ou faire bouger selon une trajectoire sinueuse, en spirale ou circulaire

🇪🇸Spanish

serpenteante

mover o hacer que se mueva en un curso sinuoso, espiral o circular

🇮🇹Italian

tortuoso

muovere o far muovere in un percorso sinuoso, a spirale o circolare

🇳🇱Dutch

kronkelend

bewegen of laten bewegen in een bochtige, spiraalvormige of cirkelvormige koers

🇵🇹Portuguese

sinuoso

mover ou fazer mover em um curso sinuoso, espiral ou circular

🇷🇺Russian

извилистый

двигаться или заставлять двигаться по извилистому, спиральному или круговому курсу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुमावदार

टेढ़े-मेढ़े, सर्पिल या वृत्ताकार मार्ग में चलना या घुमाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘোরাঘুরি

সর্পিল, বা বৃত্তাকার কোর্সে সরানো বা সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்து நெளிந்து

சைனஸ், சுழல் அல்லது வட்டப் போக்கில் நகர்த்த அல்லது நகர்த்துவதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలికలు తిరుగుతూ

సైనస్, స్పైరల్ లేదా వృత్తాకార కోర్సులో కదలడం లేదా తరలించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

सायनस, सर्पिल किंवा वर्तुळाकार मार्गाने हलविणे किंवा हलविणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરવું

હલનચલન કરવું અથવા ઘસવા માટે કારણભૂત, સર્પાકાર અથવા ગોળાકાર અભ્યાસક્રમમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಕುಡೊಂಕಾದ

ಸೈನಸ್, ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളയുന്നു

സൈനസ്, സർപ്പിള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഗതിയിൽ നീങ്ങുകയോ നീക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਮੂਵ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਈਨਸ, ਸਪਿਰਲ, ਜਾਂ ਸਰਕੂਲਰ ਕੋਰਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھومنا پھرنا

حرکت کرنا یا حرکت کرنے کا سبب بننا، سرپل، یا سرکلر کورس میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弯曲

沿蜿蜒、螺旋或圆形路线移动或导致移动

🇯🇵Japanese

蛇行

曲がりくねった、らせん状、または円形のコースで移動する、または移動させること

🇰🇷Korean

구불구불한

구불구불한 나선형, 원형 코스로 움직이거나 움직이게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uốn khúc

di chuyển hoặc gây ra chuyển động theo hình sin, xoắn ốc hoặc hình tròn

🇹🇭Thai

คดเคี้ยว

เคลื่อนหรือทำให้เคลื่อนที่เป็นทางคดเคี้ยว เป็นเกลียว หรือเป็นวงกลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkelok-kelok

untuk bergerak atau menyebabkan bergerak dalam jalur yang berliku-liku, spiral, atau melingkar

🇵🇭Filipino

paikot-ikot

upang ilipat o maging sanhi upang ilipat sa isang paikot-ikot, spiral, o pabilog na kurso

🇲🇾Malay

berliku-liku

untuk bergerak atau menyebabkan bergerak dalam laluan berliku-liku, berpilin atau membulat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعرج

للتحرك أو التسبب في التحرك في مسار متعرج أو حلزوني أو دائري

🇮🇷Persian

پر پیچ و خم

حرکت یا ایجاد حرکت در مسیر سینوسی، مارپیچ یا دایره ای

🇹🇷Turkish

dolambaçlı

kıvrımlı, spiral veya dairesel bir rotada hareket etmek veya hareket etmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתפתל

לזוז או לגרום לנוע במסלול מתפתל, ספירלי או מעגלי

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The primary meaning of 'meandering' is 'to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course'.

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Using 'meandering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'meandering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'meandering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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