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Spell Bee Word: Meander


What does meander mean?

Word: Meander

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Meander means to follow a winding, curving path, the way a slow river or a country road does. When a person meanders, they walk slowly with no fixed plan.

Synonyms: wind, ramble

Antonyms: rush

How do you spell meander?

Syllables: me - an - der

Tricky part: The ending is er, though it can sound like ar or or.

Watch out for: meandar, meandor, miander

Memory tip: Say me and her without the h: me-and-er. That gives you every letter in order.

Meander in a sentence

Example 1: The Ganga meanders across the wide plains of Bihar.

Example 2: A narrow path meandered up the hill to the old fort.

Example 3: Grandpa likes to meander through the vegetable market on Sundays.

Fun Fact

The word comes from the Maeander, a river in Turkey famous for its many loops. Today it is called the Buyuk Menderes.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) curvey
b) valey
c) estuery
d) meander

Show answer

d) meander. Estuary has an a before the ry, curvy drops the e of curve, and valley keeps two l's.

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

meander

a) flood
b) overflow
c) gallop
d) wander

Show answer

d) wander. Rivers may flood or overflow, but to meander is to wander along a winding way.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The little stream meanders through the tea gardens before it joins the rivver.

a) meanders
b) gardens
c) rivver
d) stream

Show answer

c) rivver. River has only one v.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A river that meanders ____.

a) twists and turns
b) flows very fast
c) runs in a straight line
d) floods every year

Show answer

a) twists and turns

2. Grandma meandered home from the park. This means she ____.

a) got lost on the way
b) took the shortest way
c) ran home very quickly
d) walked slowly with no hurry

Show answer

d) walked slowly with no hurry

Associated Words

Words that end in -nder: surrender, slender, thunder, plunder, blender, lavender

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: ramble, rush

More words from this list

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