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mee-AND-uh/miˈændə/

To meander is to follow a winding course, or to wander without a clear purpose: meander in the abstract, a meandering clause. Wander (already in the dictionary) is everyday; put the raw n in the cell first.

Meaning

To follow a winding course, or to wander without a clear purpose (from wander, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Do not meander in the abstract; put the raw n in the cell.”
• “Wander is already in this course. Drift is the close twin. A winding sentence is tone. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the winding if the finding still stands.”

Good to know

Wind; wander without purpose. Everyday: wander (already in the dictionary). A winding abstract ≠ a count.

Near in meaning

wander, wind, drift

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