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wandering

/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Wandering means: migratory.

Synonyms for wandering12

noun, as in travelling about without any clear destination

roving, vagabondage

adjective, as in migratory

mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, unsettled

adjective, as in of a path e.g.

meandering, rambling, winding, indirect

adjective, as in having no fixed course

erratic, planetary, unsettled

What does wandering mean?4

adjective

1

migratory“a restless mobile society”

2

of a path e.g.“meandering streams”

3

having no fixed course“an erratic comet”

noun

1

travelling about without any clear destination“she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wandering?1

three syllables

pondering
Show 14 near rhymes
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Wandering in a sentence

  • No one is around in the city, just dogs wandering the streets.Aghanim
  • Yanni was just wandering around, talking to himself.Amastan
  • After wandering aimlessly through the desert for months, we discovered a solitary oasis.marcelostockle
  • Mennad was wandering in the store, admiring the goods.OsoHombre
  • He was wandering through the house, talking to himself.Amastan
  • After two years of wandering in the sea, nobody expected them to get back.astynk
  • We were there the other day, wandering about aimlessly.sundown
  • Just wandering around can be a good way to travel.unknown

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Forms of wandering

as a noun

plural
wanderings