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Synonyms for roaming

Grammar : Adj
Spell : rohm
Phonetic Transcription : roÊŠm

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Définition of roaming

Origin :
  • c.1300, romen, possibly from Old English *ramian "act of wandering about," which is probably related to aræman "arise, lift up." There are no certain cognate forms in other Germanic languages, but Barnhart points to Old Norse reimuðr "act of wandering about," reimast "to haunt." "Except in late puns, there is no evidence of connexion with the Romance words denoting pilgrims or pilgrimages to Rome ...." [OED], such as Spanish romero "a pilot-fish; a pilgrim;" Old French romier "travelling as a pilgrim; a pilgrim," from Medieval Latin romerius "a pilgrim" (originally to Rome). Related: Roamed; roamer; roaming.
  • adj moving around
Example sentences :
  • He spoke exactly as if he had been a collector who had been roaming the world for curios.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • They might have been roaming the world in all directions, without my seeing one of them.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Tell me, where were you roaming with the bundle last night, eh?
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • He had been roaming the streets ever since—that was a whole day and another night, you know.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • Their horses were roaming at will and the still form of Aunt Mercy was at their feet.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Jeff was roaming on, beguiled by his new thoughts and the sound of his own voice.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Yet she had enjoyed their roaming, and her gain from it had been greater than his.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • "I hope none of God's bears is roaming about," replied Alice, flippantly.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • I am glad it is not one of my relatives who is roaming around like that.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • "If he is just roaming around I wonder how he manages to live," said Dave.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

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