- present participle of philander.
philandering
Example Sentences
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Rhoda is less interested in Max’s disloyalty to Leonie than in the tales of Ana’s philandering, profligate father, a Maltese artist who raised her after her Italian mother died during childbirth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The film delved into the loneliness of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a philandering, often tyrannical landlord in an opulent yet feudal world.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
In that long-ago HBO drama, Greg Kinnear’s philandering husband chucks aside Toni Collette’s devoted but defeated wife.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
Now, she’s finally abandoned her boring job and her philandering husband, Sherman, in Santa Cruz.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Would it be bad to date a philandering semi-famous pop star?
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
