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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•der•ing (won′dər ing),USA pronunciation adj. - moving from place to place without a fixed plan;
roaming;
rambling:wandering tourists. - having no permanent residence;
nomadic:a wandering tribe of Indians. - meandering;
winding:a wandering river; a wandering path.
n. - an aimless roving about;
leisurely traveling from place to place: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.
- Middle English (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival), Old English wandrigende (adjective, adjectival). See wander, -ing2, -ing1 bef. 1000
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•der /ˈwɑndɚ/USA pronunciation 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.
- to travel about, on, or through:[~ + object]to wander the countryside.
wan•der•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wan•der (won′dər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to ramble without a definite purpose or objective;
roam, rove, or stray:to wander over the earth. - to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually;
meander:The river wanders among the rocks. - to extend in an irregular course or direction:Foothills wandered off to the south.
- to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
- (of the mind, thoughts, desires, etc.) to take one direction or another without conscious intent or control:His attention wandered as the speaker droned on.
- to stray from a path, place, companions, etc.:During the storm the ship wandered from its course.
- to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.;
err;
go astray:Let me not wander from Thy Commandments. - to think or speak confusedly or incoherently.
v.t. - to travel about, on, or through:He wandered the streets.
n. - Mechanicsthe drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- bef. 900; Middle English wandren, Old English wandrian (cognate with German wandern), frequentative of wendan to wend; see -er6
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged range, stroll.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged saunter.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swerve, veer.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ramble, rave.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wander /ˈwɒndə/ vb (mainly intr)- (also tr) to move or travel about, in, or through (a place) without any definite purpose or destination
- to proceed in an irregular course; meander
- to go astray, as from a path or course
- (of the mind, thoughts, etc) to lose concentration or direction
- to think or speak incoherently or illogically
n - the act or an instance of wandering
Etymology: Old English wandrian; related to Old Frisian wandria, Middle Dutch, Middle High German wanderenˈwanderer n ˈwandering adj , n |