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wandering

verb noun adjective

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

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
W
Ends with
G
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/

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Meaning

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verb

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

    “to wander over the fields”

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

    “A writer wanders from his subject.”

  3. To commit adultery.

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

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

noun

  1. Travelling with no preset route; roaming.

  2. Irregular turning of the eyes.

  3. Aimless thought.

  4. Straying from a desired path.

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

adjective

  1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

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

    “a wandering kidney; a wandering liver”

In context

Example Sentences

to wander over the fields
A writer wanders from his subject.
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver

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