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   wander

   /ˈwɒndə/

   verb

   • 1. walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way: "I wandered through the narrow streets" Similar strollamblesaunterwalkdawdlepotterramblemaundermeanderroamroverangeknock aboutknock arounddriftcoastgallivantgad aboutprowlmill aboutmill roundmill aroundtrektrudgestretch one's legsstravaiginformal:traipsemoseytootlemoochbimblerare:peregrinate
   • ▪ travel aimlessly through or over (an area): "he found her wandering the streets"
   • ▪ (of a road or river) meander: "the narrow road wanders along the foreshore" Similar meanderwindtwistturncurvezigzagbendsnakeworm
   • 2. move slowly away from a fixed point or place: "please don't wander off again" Similar straydepartdivergeveerswervedeviatedigressvarydriftget separatedget sidetrackedgo wool-gatheringrare:divagateget lostlose one's waygo off courselose one's bearingsgo astraygo off at a tangent
   • 3. be unfaithful to one's regular sexual partner: "he had married her and he was not going to be allowed to wander"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of wandering: "she'd go on wanders like that in her nightgown"

   Word Origin Old Englishwandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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