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wandering
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
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verb
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.
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.
“a wandering kidney; a wandering liver”
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to wander over the fields
A writer wanders from his subject.
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver
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