Definition of roving Roving
/ɹowˈvɪŋ/ - [rowving] - rov•ing
We found 10 definitions of roving from 4 different sources.
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What does roving mean?
WordNet
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| roving - migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" | ||
| mobile, nomadic, peregrine, wandering | ||
| unsettled not yet settled; "unsettled territory" | ||
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| roving - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" | ||
| wandering, vagabondage | ||
| traveling, travelling, travel the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- roving (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Rove - roving (n.)
The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine. - roving (n.)
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2. - roving (n.)
The act of one who roves or wanders.
