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wandering
[ won-der-ing ]
adjective
- moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling:
Crowds of wandering tourists crossed the square.
- having no permanent residence; nomadic:
They were historically a wandering people, moving seasonally through the area.
- meandering; winding:
They followed a wandering path down the mountain.
noun
- an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place:
For our honeymoon we had a period of delightful wandering through Italy.
- Usually ɲ··Բ.
- aimless travels; meanderings:
Her wanderings took her all over the world.
- disordered thoughts or utterances; incoherencies:
mental wanderings;
the wanderings of delirium.
- seemingly aimless or random movement from one place to another by a person with a mental or cognitive disability or impairment: elopement ( def 2 ).
Wandering by Alzheimer’s patients is a problem in nursing homes.
Other Word Forms
- ɲ··Բ· adverb
- ɲ··Բ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ɲ··Բ adjective
- un·ɲ··Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of wandering1
Example Sentences
Francis, meanwhile, continued his anthropological wanderings, carrying whatever insights or regrets he gained from that night into his studies of other cultures' sacred rituals.
He said he had been wandering up to the pub with a friend for "one last drink", when he heard an "almighty explosion".
Spend time, however, wandering the land, which is welcoming due to the water track that hosts Fyre Drill.
His brash character in “Midsommar” remains a connective point for fans, even though Poulter claims he had the easiest job on set since he was “just wandering around vaping and making d— jokes.”
The focus is on Bloom’s wanderings through Dublin on June 16, 1904, the day his wife, Molly, a noted singer, begins an affair with a professional colleague named Blazes Boylan.
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