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wandering
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  1. wandering
  2. wander
  3. wandering albatross
  4. wandering ant
  5. wandering dune
  6. wandering jenny
  7. Wandering Jew
  8. wandering milkweed
  9. wandering of the poles
  10. wandering rash
  11. wandering sailor
  12. wandering spider
  13. wandering star
  14. wandering tattler

1wandering

adjective

Definition of WANDERING

: characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement: as
a : that winds or meanders <a wandering course>
b : not keeping a rational or sensible course : vagrant
c : nomadic <wandering tribes>
d of a plant : having long runners or tendrils

Examples of WANDERING

  1. <your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch—stick to one theme>
  2. <a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the South>

First Known Use of WANDERING

before 12th century

Related to WANDERING

Synonyms
desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling, discursive

2wandering

noun

Definition of WANDERING

1
: a going about from place to place —often used in plural
2
: movement away from the proper, normal, or usual course or place —often used in plural

First Known Use of WANDERING

14th century

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