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   meandering

   /mɪˈand(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. following a winding course: "meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates" Similar windingwindyzigzagzigzaggingtwistingturningcurvingserpentinesinuoussnakingsnakytwistytortuousrare:anfractuousflexuousmeandrousOpposite straight
   • ▪ proceeding in a convoluted or undirected fashion: "a brilliant sample of meandering discourse" Similar ramblingcircuitousroundaboutdigressivediscursiveindirectdiffusetortuousconvolutedrare:anfractuousOpposite succinct

   noun

   • 1. an act of following a winding course: "ox-bow lagoons left by the river's meanderings"
   • ▪ an act of wandering in a leisurely or aimless manner: "in the course of his meanderings through the city"
   • ▪ convoluted or undirected thought or language: "he has a penchant for obscure verbal meanderings"

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