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wandering
[won-der-ing]
adjective
moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling.
Crowds of wandering tourists crossed the square.
having no permanent residence; nomadic.
They were historically a wandering people, moving seasonally through the area.
meandering; winding.
They followed a wandering path down the mountain.
noun
an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place.
For our honeymoon we had a period of delightful wandering through Italy.
Usually wanderings.
aimless travels; meanderings.
Her wanderings took her all over the world.
disordered thoughts or utterances; incoherencies.
mental wanderings;
the wanderings of delirium.
seemingly aimless or random movement from one place to another by a person with a mental or cognitive disability or impairment.
Wandering by Alzheimer’s patients is a problem in nursing homes.
Other 51Թ Forms
- wanderingly adverb
- wanderingness noun
- unwandering adjective
- unwanderingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wandering1
Example Sentences
A customer has called: a horse is loose and wandering in a country lane.
Miller reports that Mr. Thelma, who was found wandering in the rubble of their yard several days after their home on West Palm Street in Altadena was destroyed, is OK, but still won’t go outside.
Her recent antics include napping on a seat at a first aid course in a hotel after wandering in through an open door, visiting a department store and the town's barbers and cinema.
And when the Los Angeles heat sets in this summer, picture yourself wandering through the English countryside instead.
Inside the Kremlin walls I'm wandering alone through the vast grounds trying - and failing - to find my way out.
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