meander Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
  2. noun an aimless amble on a winding course
    ramble.
  3. verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    wander; thread; wind; weave.
    • the river winds through the hills
    • the path meanders through the vineyards
    • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

WordNet

Me*an"der noun
Etymology
L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. : cf. F. méandre.
Definitions
  1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries. Sir M. Hale.
    While lingering rivers in meanders glide. Sir R. Blackmore.
  2. A tortuous or intricate movement.
  3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See Fret.
Me*an"der transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous. Dryton.
Me*an"der intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Meandered ; present participle & verbal noun Meandering
Definitions
  1. To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
    Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran. Coleridge.

Webster 1913