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wan•der•ing



Pronunciation: (won'dur-ing), [key]
—adj.
1. moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists.
2. having no permanent residence; nomadic: a wandering tribe of Indians.
3. meandering; winding: a wandering river; a wandering path.

—n.
1. an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place: a period of delightful wandering through Italy.
2. Usually, wanderings.
a. aimless travels; meanderings: Her wanderings took her all over the world.
b. disordered thoughts or utterances; incoherencies: mental wanderings; the wanderings of delirium.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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