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Definitions for Wandering
[1] moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
[2] having no permanent residence; nomadic: a wandering tribe of Indians.
[3] meandering; winding: a wandering river; a wandering path.
[4] an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place: a period of delightful wandering through Italy.
[5] Usually wanderings. aimless travels; meanderings: Her wanderings took her all over the world. disordered thoughts or utterances; incoherencies: mental wanderings; the wanderings of delirium.
[6] seemingly aimless or random movement or locomotion by a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment: Wandering by Alzheimer’s patients is a problem in nursing homes. See also elopement(def 2) .
[7] to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
[8] to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks.
[9] to extend in an irregular course or direction: Foothills wandered off to the south.
[10] to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
[11] (of the mind, thoughts, desires, etc.) to take one direction or another without conscious intent or control: His attention wandered as the speaker droned on.
[12] to stray from a path, place, companions, etc.: During the storm the ship wandered from its course.
[13] to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.; err; go astray: Let me not wander from Thy Commandments.
[14] to think or speak confusedly or incoherently.
[15] (of a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment) to move about or walk in a seemingly aimless or random manner.
[16] to travel about, on, or through: He wandered the streets.
[17] Mechanics . the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
[18] (also tr) to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination
[19] to proceed in an irregular course; meander
[20] to go astray, as from a path or course
[21] (of the mind, thoughts, etc) to lose concentration or direction
[22] to think or speak incoherently or illogically
[23] the act or an instance of wandering
Words related to Wandering
winding, roving, itinerant, nomadic, meandering, wayfaring, roaming, jaunting, strolling, trekking, mobile, drifting, straying, rambling, unsettled, deviating, vagrant, migrant, vagabond, migratory
Words nearby Wandering
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Origin of Wandering
before 900; Middle English wandren, Old English wandrian (cognate with German wandern ), frequentative of wendan to wend; see -er6
Other words from Wandering
wan·der·ing·ly , adverb
wan·der·ing·ness , noun
un·wan·der·ing , adjective
un·wan·der·ing·ly , adverb
wan·der·er , noun
out·wan·der , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Wandering
Old English wandrian; related to Old Frisian wandria, Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanderen
Synonyms for Wandering
roving, winding, jaunting, roaming, strolling, traveling, trekking, wayfaring