wandering

/ˈwɑndərɪŋ/

/ˈwɒndərɪŋ/

Other forms: wanderings; wanderingly

Definitions of wandering

1. noun

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

   synonyms: roving, vagabondage

   types:

   drifting

   aimless wandering from place to place

   type of:

   travel, traveling, travelling

   the act of going from one place to another
2. adjective

   having no fixed course
   “his life followed a wandering course”

   synonyms: erratic, planetary

   unsettled

   not settled or established
3. adjective

   relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work; migratory
   “wandering tribes”

   synonyms: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving

   unsettled

   not settled or established
4. adjective

   of a path e.g.
   “the river followed its wandering course”

   synonyms: meandering, rambling, winding

   indirect

   not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination