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meandered

meandered is the simple past and past participle of meander.

Meaning of meander

Verb

meander (third-person singular simple present meanders, present participle meandering, simple past and past participle meandered)

  1. (intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage
    • The stream meandered through the valley.
    Synonyms:
    wind, worm, wander
  2. (intransitive) To be intricate.
    • His speech meandered through various topics.
  3. (transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
    • Her labyrinth-like ţurns, and mad meander'd trace[…]1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned...

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Questions about meandered

What is meandered the simple past and past participle of?
Meandered is the simple past and past participle of meander.

Words near meandered in the dictionary

  1. mean-mugs
  2. mean-spirited
  3. meanable
  4. meander
  5. Meander Valley
  6. meandered
  7. meanderer
  8. meanderers
  9. meanderest
  10. meandereth
  11. meandering

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