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roam Listen to audio/ˈroʊm/ verb
roams; roamed; roam·ing
: to go to different places without having a particular purpose or plan [no obj] The cattle roamed in search of water. Goats roam free on the mountain. He roamed about in search of work. The chickens are able to roam around freely in the farmyard. We roamed around town for a while before dinner. She liked to roam through the woods. [+ obj] Sheep roamed the hills. Tourists roamed the streets. She spent the day roaming [=surfing] the Internet. His eyes roamed [=he looked carefully around] the room in search of the cat.

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