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wandering

/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

    "to wander over the fields"

  • To stray; stray from one's course; err.

    "A writer wanders from his subject."

  • To commit adultery.

  • To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

  • Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

Synonyms

cheat,
drift,
err,
roam

noun

Meaning

  • Travelling with no preset route; roaming.

  • Irregular turning of the eyes.

  • Aimless thought.

  • Straying from a desired path.

  • (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

adjective

Meaning

  • Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

  • (of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

    "a wandering kidney; a wandering liver"