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roam(dictionary)
roam(dictionary)

roam (iou)



roam verb & noun. ME.
[Origin unkn.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Wander, rove, ramble; move about aimlessly or unsystematically, esp. over a wide area. ME.
D. Cecil How she delighted to roam solitary by stream and pasture. D. H. Lawrence Outside she saw the dog..roaming round. K. Lines He roamed about the hills, looking for the beautiful girls. B. Emecheta Their eyes roaming this way and that way in childish terror.
verb trans. Wander or move aimlessly or unsystematically over, through, or about (a place). E17.
W. Cather At night the coyotes roam the wintry waste. D. Lessing Gangs of boys..were roaming the townships. A. Brookner Tote would be..roaming the kitchen in search of his breakfast.
verb trans. Cause (the eyes) to rove. rare. E20.
M. Angelou I..roamed my eyes around for his walking stick.
b. noun. An act of roaming; a ramble. M17.
roamer noun LME.