English dictionary
wandering
verbPronunciation
/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/
/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- 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.
noun
- 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
- Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
- (of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
Example sentences
to wander over the fields
A writer wanders from his subject.
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver