Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meandering

/miˈændɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: me-an-der-ing
IPA: /miˈændɚɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of meander

adj

Winding or rambling.

noun

An instance or period of roaming.

Example Sentences

"After petrol rationing ended in 1952, the BTC was aware that more swingeing cuts had to be made, and a sinister message was conveyed by the loss of the meandering 38-mile route from Blisworth to Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1952, and the 25-mile Abergavenny-Merthyr Heads of the Valleys line in January 1958."
"“Billups, how much farther to the compound?” “At our meandering speed, 15 minutes?”"

Inflected Forms

more meandering (comparative) most meandering (superlative) meanderings (plural)

Derived Forms

meanderingly unmeandering

Synonyms

rambling wandering winding

Rhymes With

pandering gerrymandering slandering philandering

Questions

How do you pronounce meandering?: The recorded pronunciation is /miˈændɚɪŋ/.
What does meandering mean?: present participle and gerund of meander

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