different between wayfaring vs roving

English

Alternative forms

• waifaring (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English wayferande, weyverinde, wayverinde, from Old English we?farende, we?f?rende (“wayfaring”), equivalent to way +? faring. Cognate with Icelandic vegfarandi. More at wayfare.

Adjective

wayfaring (not comparable)

1. Travelling, especially on foot.
2. Peripatetic.

Noun

wayfaring (countable and uncountable, plural wayfarings)

1. Travel, especially on foot.

Verb

wayfaring

1. present participle of wayfare

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?v??/

Adjective

roving (comparative more roving, superlative most roving)

1. wandering freely.

   His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.

   • 1989, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Visible Breath, Dark Horse Books

     It could complicate things for our little household. Particularly when Larry’s roving eye is factored in.

Synonyms

• wandering

Derived terms

• roving eye
• roving reporter
• roving editor

Translations

Verb

roving

1. present participle of rove

Noun

roving (countable and uncountable, plural rovings)

1. A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.
2. The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

Anagrams

• voring