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WANDERING definition: 1. present participle of wander 2. to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear…. Learn more.
The meaning of WANDERING is characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement. How to use wandering in a sentence.
B2 [ I or T, I or T ] to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction: We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost. He was here a minute ago but he's wandered off somewhere.
not settled or established. adjective. of a path e.g. “the river followed its wandering course”. synonyms: meandering, rambling, winding. indirect. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination. Pronunciation.
wander, roam, ramble, rove, traipse, meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose. wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course. fond of wandering about the square just watching the people. roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.
Wandering is used to describe people who travel around rather than staying in one place for a long time.
Synonyms for WANDERING: rambling, leaping, excursive, indirect, discursive, meandering, maundering, desultory; Antonyms of WANDERING: consistent, logical, coherent, direct, focused, focussed, straightforward, undeviating.
I spotted American students wandering around London last week dressed in Stars and Stripes shorts and bikini tops. From The Daily Beast She observed his pale looks, and the distracted wandering of his eyes; but she would not notice either.
Definition of wander verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wan•der /ˈwɑndɚ/ v. to move around without a definite purpose or plan; roam:[ no object] wandering through the mall. to go, move, pass, or extend in an irregular course or direction:[ no object] His gaze wandered briefly around the room. to stray, as from a path or subject:[ no object] Your thoughts are wandering.
