wandering
adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ//
- United States//ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ//
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
adjective
- 1
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
This was the time when Venerable Master Hsing Yun first arrived in Taiwan as a wandering monk and was refused lodgings. He was nearly reduced to begging on the street. Fortunately, the old Venerable Miaoguo of Yuanguang Temple in Chungli took him in.
- 2
Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
a wandering kidney; a wandering liver
Etymology
From wander + -ing.
noun
- 1
Travelling without preset route; roaming.
- 2
Irregular turning of the eyes.
- 3
Aimless thought.
- 4
Straying from a desired path.
- 5
Disordered speech or delirium.
verb
- 1
Also a form of wanderpresent participle and gerund of wander
Forms
- plural
- wanderings
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wandering · Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
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