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free roaming

free roaming is the present participle and gerund of free roam.

Meaning of free roam

Verb

free roam (third-person singular simple present free roams, present participle free roaming, simple past and past participle free roamed)

  1. To play in free roam mode.
    • After completing the initial London Story memory 'The Darkest Hour', you'll be able to free roam in WWI-era London and complete some additional associate tasks.2015, GamerGuides.com, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Strategy Guide, →ISBN
  2. To move about or explore at will within a specified area.
    • For beginners in the natural dieting world, I don't generally recommend feeding your ferret openly where she free roams, although many people do it with great success.2011, Kim Schilling, Ferrets For Dummies, →ISBN, page 138
  3. To allow animals the right to move freely within a large area.
    • They free roamed or ranged cattle from Ingalls or Cimarron, Kansas to Lamar, Colorado, and from the Arkansas River to the Cimarron River.2009, Ralph Morton, God, Kate, & I, →ISBN, page 214

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Questions about free roaming

What is free roaming the present participle and gerund of?
Free roaming is the present participle and gerund of free roam.

Words near free roaming in the dictionary

  1. free riders
  2. free rides
  3. free riding
  4. free roam
  5. free roamed
  6. free roaming
  7. free roams
  8. free rode
  9. free run
  10. free runner
  11. free runners

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