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wandering
wan·der W0024600 (wŏn′dər)v. wan·dered, wan·der·ing, wan·ders v.intr.1. To move about without a definite destination or purpose.2. To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble: We wandered toward town.3. To proceed in an irregular course; meander: The path wanders through the park.4. To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms: wander from the path of righteousness.5. To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought: I had a point to make, but my mind started wandering.6. To be directed without an object or in various directions: His eyes wandered to the balcony.v.tr.1. To wander across or through: wander the forests and fields.2. To be directed around or over: Her gaze wandered the docks.n. The act or an instance of wandering.
[Middle English wanderen, from Old English wandrian.]
wan′der·er n.wan′der·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: wander, ramble, roam, rove1, range, meander, stray, gallivant, gad1
These verbs mean to move about at random or without destination or purpose. Wander and ramble stress the absence of a fixed course or goal: The professor wandered down the hall lost in thought. "They would go off together, rambling along the river" (John Galsworthy).
Roam and rove emphasize freedom of movement, often over a wide area: "Herds of horses and cattle roamed at will over the plain" (George W. Cable)."For ten long years I roved about, living first in one capital, then another" (Charlotte Brontë).
Range suggests wandering in all directions: "a large hunting party known to be ranging the prairie" (Francis Parkman).
Meander suggests leisurely wandering over an irregular or winding course: "He meandered to and fro ... observing the manners and customs of Hillport society" (Arnold Bennett).
Stray refers to deviation from a proper course or area: "The camels strayed to graze on the branches of distant acacias" (Jeffrey Tayler).
Gallivant refers to wandering in search of pleasure: gallivanted all over the city during our visit. Gad suggests restlessness: gadded about unaccompanied in foreign places.wan•der•ing (ˈwɒn dər ɪŋ)
adj. 1. moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming. 2. having no permanent residence; nomadic. 3. meandering; winding: a wandering river. n. 4. an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place: a summer of delightful wandering through Italy. 5. Usu., wanderings. a. aimless travels; meanderings. b. disordered thoughts or utterances; incoherencies [before 1000] wan′der•ing•ly, adv. wandering- evagation - Means mental wandering or digression, also a digression in speech or writing.
- mundivagant - Means "wandering around the world."
- vagation - The action of wandering, straying, or departing from the proper or regular course.
- wanderjahr - Literally German for "wander year," it refers to a year of wandering or travel.
Wandering of tinkers—Lipton.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wandering - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"roving, vagabondagetravel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"drifting - aimless wandering from place to place | | Adj. | 1. | wandering - migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"mobile, nomadic, peregrine, rovingunsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" | | 2. |  wandering - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"meandering, winding, ramblingindirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" | | 3. | wandering - having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"erratic, planetaryunsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
wanderingadjective itinerant, travelling, journeying, roving, drifting, homeless, strolling, voyaging, unsettled, roaming, rambling, nomadic, migratory, vagrant, peripatetic, vagabond, rootless, wayfaring a band of wandering musicianswanderingadjective1. Traveling about, especially in search of adventure:errant, roaming, roving.2. Without a fixed or regular course:devious, erratic, stray.TranslationserrantambulantevagabondaggiovaganteскитаниеWandering
WanderingSee also Adventurousness, Bohemianism, Journey, Quest.AhasuerusGerman name for the Wandering Jew. [Ger. Lit.: Benét, 1071]Ancient MarinerColeridge’s wandering sailor. [Br. Lit.: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” in Norton, 597–610]Aniaraspaceship condemned to perpetual earth orbit. [Swed. Opera: Blomdahl, Aniara, Westerman, 562]Argonautssailed with Jason in search of Golden Fleece. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 36]Bedouina nomadic desert Arab. [Br. Folklore: Espy, 98]Bloom, LeopoldJewish advertising salesman whose wanderings around Dublin are ironic parallels of Ulysses’ voyages. [Irish Lit.: James Joyce Ulysses]Cainpunished by God to life of vagrancy. [O.T.: Genesis 4:12]Candidea wanderer in search of best of all possible worlds. [Fr. Lit.: Candide]CocytusHadean river where unburied were doomed to roam for 100 years. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 210]Eulenspiegel, Tillroams Low Countries as soldier and deliverer. [Ger. Folklore: Benét, 325–326]Flying Dutchmanspectral ship doomed to eternal wandering. [Marine Folklore: Benét, 355]Goedzak, Lammeaccompanies Eulenspiegel on his circumambulations. [Ger. Folklore: Benét, 325–326]Goliardswandering scholar-poets of 12th-century Europe. [Medieval Hist.: NCE, 1105]Gulliver, Lemuelvisits fabulous lands. [Br. Lit.: Gulliver’s Travels]Gynt, PeerNorwegian farmer drifts around without purpose. [Nor. Lit.: Peer Gynt, Magill I, 722–724]Gypsymember of nomadic people who usually travel in small caravans. [Eur. Hist.: NCE, 1168]Harold, Childeseeking an end to disappointment in love, he wanders about Europe. [Br. Poetry: Byron Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage in Magill IV, 127]Herodiascondemned to wander the world for centuries for her part in the execution of John the Baptist. [Fr. Lit.: Eugene Sue The Wandering Jew]Ishmael“the wanderer” aboard Ahab’s ship. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick]Kwai Chang CaineShaolin priest wanders throughout America. [TV: “Kung Fu” in Terrace I, 449]Labre, St. Benedictitinerant holy beggar. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 64]land of Nodcondemned to vagabondage, Cain settles here. [O.T.: Genesis 4:16]Meaulnes, Augustinedreamer with a lifelong fondness for wandering into romantic adventures. [Fr. Lit.: The Wanderer in Magill I, 1081]Melmoth the Wandererto win souls, he is cursed to roam earth after death. [Br. Lit.: Melmoth the Wanderer]Mosesled his people through the wilderness for forty years. [O.T.: Pentateuch]Mother Courageshrewd old woman who makes her living by following the armies of the Thirty Years’ War selling her wares to the soldiers. [Ger. Drama: Brecht Mother Courage and Her Children in Benét, 690]Nolan, Philiptransferred from ship to ship; never lands. [Am. Lit.: “The Man Without a Country” in Benét, 632]Odysseus(Ulysses) hero of the Trojan War wanders for seven years before returning home. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]OmooPolynesian word for an island rover. [Am. Lit.: Omoo]Ossiana legendary, wandering Irish bard. [Irish Lit.: Harvey, 603]Route 66adventure series of two young men wandering along highway Route 66. [TV: Terrace, II, 259]Rugg, Peterwanders on horseback for fifty years, trying to find his way home. [Am. Lit.: Austin “Peter Rugg, the Missing Man” in Hart, 48]Siddharthacharacter who wanders in search of “inner truth.” [Ger. Lit.: Hesse, Siddhartha]Travels with Charleyaccompanied by his poodle, Steinbeck drives 10,000 miles through 40 states to discover America. [Am. Lit.: Steinbeck Travels with Charley in Benét, 961]Travels with a DonkeyR. L. Stevenson’s wanderings through the mountains of southern France, accompanied by a donkey. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 1014]Wandering Jewcondemned to eternal wandering for mocking Christ. [Christian Legend: NCE, 2926; Fr. Lit.: Wandering Jew]Yorick, Mr.in a leisurely trip through 18th-century France, he meets a variety of people and enjoys the company of the fair sex. [Br. Lit.: Sterne A Sentimental Journey in Benét, 914]wandering
wandering [wahn´der-ing] a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as meandering, aimless, or repetitive locomotion that exposes the individual to harm; it is frequently incongruent with boundaries, limits, or obstacles.wan·der·ing (wahn'dĕr-ing), Moving about; not fixed; abnormally motile. [A.S. wandrian, to wander] wan·der·ing (wahn'dĕr-ing) Moving about; not fixed; abnormally motile. [A.S. wandrian, to wander]wandering
Related to wandering: wonderingSynonyms for wanderingadj itinerantSynonyms- itinerant
- travelling
- journeying
- roving
- drifting
- homeless
- strolling
- voyaging
- unsettled
- roaming
- rambling
- nomadic
- migratory
- vagrant
- peripatetic
- vagabond
- rootless
- wayfaring
Synonyms for wanderingadj traveling about, especially in search of adventureSynonymsadj without a fixed or regular courseSynonymsSynonyms for wanderingnoun travelling about without any clear destinationSynonymsRelated Words- travel
- traveling
- travelling
- drifting
adj migratorySynonyms- mobile
- nomadic
- peregrine
- roving
Related Wordsadj of a path e.g.Synonyms- meandering
- winding
- rambling
Related Wordsadj having no fixed courseSynonymsRelated Words |