Meaning

present participle and gerund of free-roam.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of free-roam
2. (video games) Allowing the player to move freely through a virtual world or choose the game narrative and objectives at will; an open world.
3. Having the ability to move about unconstrained by reins, leashes, fences, cages, barns, and so on.
4. (astronomy) Not orbiting a gravitational center.

Example Sentences

While Metroid introduced multiple endings to a linear game, other more recent designs have presented free-roaming worlds incorporating multiple gameplay paths.

Let the player trigger these in any order she chooses; this is vital because the game ceases being static and takes on the illusion of a free-roaming game.

Its free-roaming world was a departure for both the programmer and for console gamers, and in retrospect it was an ambitious undertaking that could have all gone horribly wrong.

From the distance of today, my guess is that it was the free-roaming horses that had most to do with the increase in carnivores, mainly because nobody was trying to protect them.

Further, the chickens are free-roaming, which means that it is necessary for the farmers to closely watch what the birds ingest.

As indicated in the Introduction, free-roaming dogs have "always" been a feature of New Providence's environment and they have "always" been considered a "nuisance" or "problem."

By 1985, there were nine free-roaming condors left on earth and a few more in zoos.

Since free-roaming cats may come into the yard, any sandboxes should be covered when not in use to prevent cats from defecating in them.

Word Forms

• more free-roaming
• most free-roaming

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When Should You Use Free-roaming?

Use free-roaming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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