wandering

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Etymology

From wander + -ing.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/

Adjective

wandering (not comparable)

1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
2. (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

   a wandering kidney; a wandering liver

Translations

• Portuguese: errante, vagante
• Russian: блужда́ющий
• Spanish: errabundo, andariego, errante, peripatético

Noun

wandering (plural wanderings)

1. Travelling without preset route; roaming.
2. Irregular turning of the eyes.
3. Aimless thought.
4. Straying from a desired path.
5. (chiefly, in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

Translations

• French: errement, errance
• Russian: блуждание

Translations

• French: errement, divagation

Translations

• French: errement

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of wander

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