digressing

verb

present participle of digress
as in wandering
to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying. If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.

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  1. wandering
  2. deviating
  3. straying
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  • It is said that Hannah’s ghost is fond of wandering Spring Hill Road.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This formation process also means that brown dwarfs are cosmic loners, wandering the darkness of space alone, bereft of the light of a parent star.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wandering
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  • The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviating
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  • With Johnson rarely straying from the topic during his tight set, Katie Zacharia’s five-day stint got what will probably be its best tribute and final bit of attention.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As all women know, the more sparkle, the better (without straying into tacky territory, that is).
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of straying
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