Rove synonyms

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wander
To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble:
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walk
(Intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
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meander
A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
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roam (related)
To travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander
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drift
To move easily or gradually away from a set position
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gad
To move about restlessly or with little purpose, especially in search of pleasure or amusement.
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gallivant
To go about in search of amusement or excitement
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move
To change posture or position; stir:
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prowl
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
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ramble
To grow or spread in all directions, as a vine
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range
To move about an area, as in hunting
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straggle
To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
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straggle. wander
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
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stray
(Intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
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stroll
To go somewhere with ease.
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peregrinate
To travel through or over; traverse.
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traipse
Traipse is to walk about without purpose or to walk about in a tired and reluctant way.
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roving (related)
The strand of twisted and drawn-out fibers of cotton, wool, silk, etc. from which yarns are made
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roll
(Ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; "” often with forth, or out.
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swan
To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection.
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tramp
To travel about on foot; trudge; hike
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cast
To roll or throw (dice, for example).
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vagabond
To wander or travel about, especially as a vagabond.
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intrepid (related)
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spotter (related)
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cameraman (related)
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Find another word for rove. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for rove, like: wander, walk, meander, roam, drift, gad, gallivant, move, prowl, ramble and range.
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Rove Sentence Examples

  • Two more helicopters landed at different helipads while the searchlights continued to rove the compound.

  • I think Rove will walk, thumbing his nose at the pile of corpses he helped to create.

  • The rove yarn is now ready for the spinning frame, where a further draft of about eight is given.

  • When the ice breaks up in spring they always leave their embankments, and rove about until a little before the fall of the leaf, when they return to their old habitations, and lay in their winter stock of wood.

  • Each layer of rove increases the diameter of the material on the bobbin shank; hence, at the beginning of each layer, the speed of the bobbin must be increased, and kept at this increased speed for the whole traverse from top to bottom or vice versa.

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