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wander
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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verb
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”
verb
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
“She cheats on her husband”
verb
Go via an indirect route or at no set pace
“After dinner, we wandered into town”
verb
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
“The river winds through the hills”
verb
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
“She always digresses when telling a story”
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The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town
She cheats on her husband
Might her husband be wandering?
After dinner, we wandered into town
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
She always digresses when telling a story
Her mind wanders
Don't digress when you give a lecture
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