Wandering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wandering is an adjective meaning Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
Meaning
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
More Meanings
- (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
- Travelling without preset route; roaming.
- Irregular turning of the eyes.
- Aimless thought.
- Straying from a desired path.
- present participle and gerund of wander
- (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.
Example Sentences
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver
This was the time when Venerable Master Hsing Yun first arrived in Taiwan as a wandering monk and was refused lodgings. He was nearly reduced to begging on the street. Fortunately, the old Venerable Miaoguo of Yuanguang Temple in Chungli took him in.
Word Forms
- wanderings
Synonyms for wandering
Depending on context, synonyms include erratic, meandering, unsettled, nomadic, rambling, roving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roving, nomadic, vagabondage, peregrine, meandering, mobile.
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