meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank …

Meander definition: to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.. See examples of MEANDER used in a sentence.

meander noun [C] (RIVER BEND) earth science a bend in a river, esp. one of many (Definition of meander from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

noun 1. wander, stroll, amble, saunter, mosey (informal) a meander round the shops

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to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. ramble: The talk meandered on. Surveying to define the margin of (a body of water) with a …

Jul 28, 2025 · meander (plural meanders) (often plural) One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.

Originating from Greek Maiandros, the name of a winding Carian river, meander means a winding course or to wander aimlessly, evolving in English since the 1570s.

MEANDER meaning: 1 : to have a lot of curves instead of going in a straight or direct line to follow a winding course; 2 : to walk slowly without a specific goal, purpose, or direction