meander

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. wind, drift, twist, turn; go with the wind, the tide, or the current; float or move aimlessly; wander, roam, ramble. See deviation, convolution.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To turn]

Syn. recoil, change, twine; see turn 2 , wind 3 .

2. [To wander]

Syn. twist and turn, roam, drift; see ramble 3 , walk 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

wind, convolute, twist, snake, take a serpentine path, *switchback, zigzag, corkscrew, wander, go in roundabout fashion, range, ramble, *go all over the place, follow a tortuous course.

ANT.: make a beeline

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind2, wreathe. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT. 2. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander. See MOVE. 3. To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, perambulate, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander. Informal: mosey. See MOVE. II noun An act of walking, especially for pleasure. Often used in plural: amble, perambulation, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk, wander. See MOVE.