English-Thai Dictionary

meander

N การ เดินเล่น  การ เดิน เรื่อยเปื่อย  stroll tramp kan-doen-lean

 

meander

N ทาง วกเวียน ไปมา  ทาง คดเคี้ยว  tang-wok-pai-wian-ma

 

meander

VI(แม่น้ำ  ไหล คดเคี้ยว  ลดเลี้ยว  คดเคี้ยว  recoil change twine lai-kod-kiao

 

meander

VI เดิน เรื่อยเปื่อย  เดินเล่น  เดิน ไป ช้าๆ อย่าง ไร้จุดหมาย  เดิน เตร็ดเตร่  roam twist drift doen-ruai-puai

 

meanderings

N การ พูด หรือ เดิน วกเวียน ไปมา  rambling nomadic kan-phud-doen-wok-wian-pai-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MEANDER

n.[the name of a winding river in Phrygia. ] 1. A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; as the meanders of the veins and arteries.
While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
2. A maze; a labyrinth; perplexity; as the meanders of the law.

 

MEANDER

v.t.To wind, turn or flow round; to make flexuous.

 

MEANDER

v.i.To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

 

MEANDERING

ppr. or a.Winding in a course, passage or current.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEANDER

Me *an "der, n. Etym: [L. Maeander, orig. , a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. méandre. ]

 

1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale. While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Sir R. Blackmore.

 

2. A tortuous or intricate movement.

 

3. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Fretwork. See Fret.

 

MEANDER

MEANDER Me *an "der, v. t.

 

Defn: To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.

 

MEANDER

Me *an "der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Meandered; p. pr. & vb. n.Meandering. ]

 

Defn: To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. Coleridge.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meander

me an der |mēˈandər miˈændər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a river or road ) follow a winding course: a river that meandered gently through a meadow. • (of a person ) wander at random: kids meandered in and out. • (of a speaker or text ) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose: a stylish offbeat thriller which occasionally meanders. ▶noun (usu. meanders ) a winding curve or bend of a river or road: the river flows in sweeping meanders. • [ in sing. ] a circuitous journey, esp. an aimless one: a leisurely meander around the twisting coastline road. • an ornamental pattern of winding or interlocking lines, e.g., in a mosaic. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun ): from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros, the name of a river (see Menderes ).

 

meandering

me an der ing |mēˈandəriNG miˈændərɪŋ | ▶adjective following a winding course: a meandering lane. • proceeding in a convoluted or undirected fashion: a brilliant sample of meandering discourse | a florid and rather meandering melody. ▶noun (usu. meanderings ) an act of following a winding course: oxbow 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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

meander

meander |mɪˈandə | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (of a river or road ) follow a winding course: a river that meandered gently through a meadow. • wander at random: kids meandered in and out. • [ no obj. ] (of language, thought, etc. ) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose: a stylish offbeat thriller which occasionally meanders. ▶noun (usu. meanders ) a winding curve or bend of a river or road: the river flows in sweeping meanders. • [ in sing. ] an indirect or aimless journey: a leisurely meander round the twisting coastline road. • an ornamental pattern of winding or interlocking lines. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a noun ): from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros, the name of a river (see Menderes ).

 

meandering

me |ander |ing |miˈandərɪŋ | ▶adjective following a winding course: meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates. • proceeding in a convoluted or undirected fashion: a brilliant sample of meandering discourse | a florid and rather meandering melody. ▶noun (usu. meanderings ) 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. • [ mass noun ] convoluted or undirected thought or language: he has a penchant for obscure verbal meanderings.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

meander

meander verb 1 the river meandered gently: zigzag, wind, twist, turn, curve, curl, bend, snake. 2 we meandered along the path: stroll, saunter, amble, wander, ramble, drift, maunder; informal mosey, tootle, toodle.

 

meandering

meandering adjective 1 a meandering stream: winding, windy, zigzag, zigzagging, twisting, turning, curving, serpentine, sinuous, twisty. ANTONYMS straight. 2 meandering reminiscences: rambling, maundering, circuitous, roundabout, digressive, discursive, indirect, tortuous, convoluted. ANTONYMS succinct. WORD TOOLKIT See serpentine . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

meander

meander verb 1 the river meandered gently through the meadow: zigzag, wind, twist, turn, curve, curl, bend, snake. 2 we meandered along the path: stroll, saunter, amble, wander, roam, ramble, rove, drift, maunder, stray, straggle; Scottish & Irish stravaig; Irish streel; informal mosey, tootle; rare vagabond. 3 she meandered on about the difficulties: ramble, prattle, maunder, prate, blather, blether, blither, drivel, chatter, rattle, drift; Brit. informal witter, waffle, rabbit, natter. ▶noun 1 the river flows in sweeping meanders: bend, loop, curve, twist, turn, turning, coil, zigzag, oxbow, convolution; rare anfractuosity, flexuosity. 2 a leisurely meander: wander, ramble, stroll, saunter, amble; informal mosey, tootle.

 

meandering

meandering adjective 1 a meandering stream: winding, windy, zigzag, zigzagging, twisting, turning, curving, serpentine, sinuous, snaking, snaky, twisty, tortuous; rare anfractuous, flexuous, meandrous. ANTONYMS straight. 2 meandering reminiscences: rambling, circuitous, roundabout, digressive, discursive, indirect, diffuse, tortuous, convoluted; rare anfractuous. ANTONYMS succinct. WORD TOOLKIT meandering See serpentine . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meander

me an der /miǽndə r / (! mean-は /miæn /) 動詞 自動詞 1 〈川 道路などが 〉曲がりくねる .2 〈人が 〉 «…を » あてもなくさまよう, ぶらぶら歩く «along , through » .3 〈話 議論などが 〉とりとめもなく続く (on ).名詞 C (川の大きな )湾曲 ; 曲がりくねった道 .

 

meandering

me á n der ing /-d (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 〖～s 〗1 曲がりくねった川 [道 ].2 あてどない散歩 ; とりとめのない話 .形容詞 曲がりくねる ; 〈話が 〉とりとめのない .～ly 副詞 曲がりくねって .