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Roving vs Proving - What's the difference?

roving | proving |

As verbs the difference between roving and proving

is that roving is present participle of lang=en while proving is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between roving and proving

is that roving is a long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn while proving is experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.

As an adjective roving

is wandering freely.

roving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • wandering freely.
  • :His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.
  • * 1989 , , 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

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.

    • proving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (homeopathy) experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested
    • a book of provings