wan·der·ing
ˈwän-d(ə-)riŋ 
1
: a going about from place to place
—often used in plural
2
: movement away from the proper, normal, or usual course or place
—often used in plural
Examples of wandering in a Sentence
Adjective
your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch—stick to one theme
a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the South
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
California doesn’t need another governor with a wandering political eye.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
After a bit of wandering, the group moved toward a gate on the edge of the savanna.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Starting during that period and continuing over the decades, Andersen very much lived the life of the wandering, nomadic poet-writer.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
California doesn’t need another governor with a wandering political eye.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Noun
This is a crucial means of suppressing the usual wandering and longwindedness of conventional CoT efforts.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
After a bit of wandering, the group moved toward a gate on the edge of the savanna.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Wandering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wandering. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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wandering
1 of 2 adjective
wan·der·ing
ˈwän-də-riŋ
: floating
a wandering spleen
wandering
2 of 2 noun
: movement of a tooth out of its normal position especially as a result of periodontal disease
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