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   Wan·der

   /ˈwändər/

   

   verb

   • 1. walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way: "he wandered aimlessly through the narrow streets" Similar strollamblesaunterwalkdawdleputterramblemaundermeanderroamroverangeknock arounddriftcoastgallivantgad aroundprowlmill aroundtrektrudgestretch one's legsstravaiginformal:traipsemoseytootlemoochbimblerare:peregrinate
   • ▪ move slowly away from a fixed point or place: "please don't wander off again" Similar straydepartdivergeveerswervedeviatedigressvarydriftget separatedget sidetrackedgo woolgatheringrare:divagateget lostlose one's waygo off courselose one's bearingsgo astraygo off at a tangent
   • ▪ (of a road or river) wind with gentle twists and turns in a particular direction; meander. Similar meanderwindtwistturncurvezigzagbendsnakeworm
   • ▪ move or travel slowly through or over (a place or area): "she found her wandering the streets"
   • ▪ be unfaithful to one's spouse or regular sexual partner.

   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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