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roam

/ɹoʊm/verb1 syllable

Roam means: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

Synonyms for roam14

verb, as in move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond, err

also used for roam

shrithe, mooch

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What does roam mean?1

verb

1

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment“The gypsies roamed the woods”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with roam?9

one syllable

two syllables

shalom
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Roam in a sentence

  • Cats love to play, jump, and roam around the house or yard.Hybrid
  • Go, but a hungry wolf might roam there.AlanF_US
  • The animals roam freely, oblivious to the dangers that face them, especially from poachers.Cangarejo
  • Don't let the hamster roam around outside, it might get lost.Amastan
  • A mentally sick man was roaming those hiking trails, scaring tourists.Amastan
  • They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.patgfisher
  • Tigers roam over a very large area to find prey.Dalyup
  • Ziri stared at something floating in his roam.Amastan

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Forms of roam

as a verb

past tense
roamed
present participle
roaming
third-person singular
roams
past participle
roamed