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wandering - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wandering' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wandering
- a. & n. from Wander, v.
2 . Wandering [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Wander

Meaning of 'wandering' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wandering [ n]
Meaning (1):
- travelling about without any clear destination
Example in sentence:
  • she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him
2 . wandering [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having no fixed course
Example in sentence:
  • a planetary vagabond;
  • an erratic comet;
  • his life followed a wandering course
Meaning (3):
- migratory
Example in sentence:
  • a restless mobile society;
  • believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future;
  • the nomadic habits of the Bedouins;
  • wandering tribes
Meaning (4):
- of a path e.g.
Example in sentence:
  • a winding country road;
  • meandering streams;
  • rambling forest paths;
  • the river followed its wandering course