adjective
roving
ROH-vihng
adjective
1
Traveling from place to place without a fixed base.
"The magazine sent a roving reporter to cover the crisis."
"He had a roving eye that never settled on one thing for long."
How to Use Roving
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoving around constantly rather than staying in one place.
Common pairings
roving reporter
roving eye
roving band
Word Forms
more roving comparative, rovings plural, most roving superlative
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Etymology
From rove + -ing.