"wandering" meaning in English

See wandering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wandering.ogg
Etymology: From wander + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wander|ing}} wander + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wandering (not comparable)
  1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place. Tags: not-comparable Translations (which wanders): səyyar (Azerbaijani), gəzərgi (Azerbaijani), скитащ (skitašt) (Bulgarian), странстващ (stranstvašt) (Bulgarian), vagabundo (Galician), περιπλανώμενος (periplanómenos) [masculine] (Greek), vagus (Latin), errābundus (Latin), vagabundus [Medieval] (Latin), errante (Portuguese), vagante (Portuguese), блужда́ющий (bluždájuščij) (Russian), стра́нствующий (stránstvujuščij) (Russian), скита́ющийся (skitájuščijsja) (Russian), air seachran (Scottish Gaelic), errabundo (Spanish), andariego (Spanish), errante (Spanish), peripatético (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-adj-ZyPw65oG Disambiguation of 'which wanders': 95 5
  2. (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unwandering, wandering abscess, wandering albatross, wandering cell, wandering dune, wandering Jew, wandering kidney, wandering liver, wandering mouse, wandering pacemaker, wandering pennant, wandering percher, wandering sailor, wandering sequence, wandering set, wandering spider, wandering tattler

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wandering.ogg Forms: wanderings [plural]
Etymology: From wander + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wander|ing}} wander + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} wandering (plural wanderings)
  1. Travelling without preset route; roaming. Translations (roaming): πλάνη (plánē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἄλη (álē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), скитане (skitane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), странстване (stranstvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), errement [masculine] (French), errance [feminine] (French), vapp (Icelandic), fán [masculine] (Irish), fánaíocht [feminine] (Irish), 방랑 (bangnang) (Korean), vagus (Latin), талка (talka) (Macedonian), tihoitanga (Maori), wędrowny (Polish), блужда́ния (bluždánija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), стра́нствия (stránstvija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), скита́ния (skitánija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), allaban [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-noun-y83a9InO Disambiguation of 'roaming': 88 4 0 4 4
  2. Irregular turning of the eyes.
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-noun-r82SlLss
  3. Aimless thought. Translations (aimless thought): errement [masculine] (French), divagation [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-noun-w3MEWYR9 Disambiguation of 'aimless thought': 0 0 100 0 0
  4. Straying from a desired path. Translations (straying): блуждаене (bluždaene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), errement [masculine] (French), seachrán [masculine] (Irish), kotititanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-noun-WlM5Uphv Disambiguation of 'straying': 8 8 0 78 7
  5. (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium. Tags: in-plural Translations (disordered speech): бълнуване (bǎlnuvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), несвързано говорене (nesvǎrzano govorene) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-noun-SlO0PGqo Disambiguation of 'disordered speech': 3 6 0 3 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: outwandering

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-wandering.ogg
Etymology: From wander + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wander|ing}} wander + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wandering
  1. present participle and gerund of wander Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wander
    Sense id: en-wandering-en-verb-59KF-6kq

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "roaming",
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          "roman": "bluždánija",
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