adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Travelling without preset route; roaming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Irregular turning of the eyes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Aimless thought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Straying from a desired path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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7
noun
Meaning 7
Disordered speech or delirium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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8
verb
Meaning 8
present participle and gerund of wander
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
having no fixed course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an erratic comet
his life followed a wandering course
a planetary vagabond
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erratic, planetary
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
migratory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a restless mobile society
the nomadic habits of the Bedouins
believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future
wandering tribes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
travelling about without any clear destination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roving, vagabondage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, traveling, travelling
Narrower terms: drifting
History
Etymology
From wander + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
səyyar
— which wanders
Azerbaijani:
gəzərgi
— which wanders
Bulgarian:
скитащ
(skitašt)
— which wanders
Bulgarian:
странстващ
(stranstvašt)
— which wanders
Galician:
vagabundo
— which wanders
Greek:
περιπλανώμενος
(periplanómenos)
— which wanders
Hindi:
घुमक्कड़
(ghumakkaṛ)
— which wanders
Latin:
vagus
— which wanders
Latin:
errābundus
— which wanders
Latin:
vagabundus
— which wanders
Polish:
wędrowny
— which wanders
Portuguese:
errante
— which wanders
Portuguese:
vagante
— which wanders
Russian:
блужда́ющий
(bluždájuščij)
— which wanders
Russian:
стра́нствующий
(stránstvujuščij)
— which wanders
Russian:
скита́ющийся
(skitájuščijsja)
— which wanders