What does straying mean?
Straying means present participle and gerund of stray.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of stray.
Wire netting has been erected in many places to stop straying animals, and most of the level crossing gates are locked and broken.
The soul is described as a dove who once nested in God's protective shade, and her strayings from the straight and narrow are portrayed as a descent into the defiling world of corporeality[…]
Use straying when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Straying means present participle and gerund of stray.
Common synonyms include lost.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Wire netting has been erected in many places to stop straying animals, and most of the level crossing gates are locked and broken.
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