wandering
adjective
[ ˈwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ ]
• travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant.
• "a wandering preacher"
wander
verb
• walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.
• "I wandered through the narrow streets"
Similar:
stroll,
amble,
saunter,
walk,
dawdle,
potter,
ramble,
maunder,
meander,
roam,
rove,
range,
knock about,
knock around,
drift,
coast,
gallivant,
gad about,
prowl,
mill about,
mill round,
mill around,
trek,
trudge,
stretch one's legs,
stravaig,
traipse,
mosey,
tootle,
mooch,
bimble,
peregrinate,
• move slowly away from a fixed point or place.
• "please don't wander off again"
Similar:
stray,
depart,
diverge,
veer,
swerve,
deviate,
digress,
vary,
drift,
get separated,
get sidetracked,
go wool-gathering,
divagate,
get lost,
lose one's way,
go off course,
lose one's bearings,
go astray,
go off at a tangent,
• be unfaithful to one's regular sexual partner.
• "he had married her and he was not going to be allowed to wander"
Origin:
Old English wandrian, of West Germanic origin; related to wend and wind2.
