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  • present participle of wander.
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wandering

[won-der-ing] / ˈwɒn dər ɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
nomadic
Synonyms


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Colin descended to find him and three other Inter-Con patrol people wandering around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

And, with the museum’s dim lighting, dated technology and underutilized areas, it can feel at times as if one is wandering in a past-its-prime shopping mall or in the forgotten corner of an airport terminal.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

After 01:00, Hugo is seen wandering the corridor on his own.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

On the other hand, a wandering peddler’s name could easily have been forgotten if it was ever known at all.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Born and raised in Israel, he began his wanderings in young adulthood, ultimately landing in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Inside this edition, Cranach's map presents the stations of the wilderness wanderings and the division of the Promised Land into twelve tribal regions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

Francis, meanwhile, continued his anthropological wanderings, carrying whatever insights or regrets he gained from that night into his studies of other cultures' sacred rituals.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

As I Walk This Tidal Path is based on psychogeographic wanderings in the Thames estuary.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024

My wanderings even led me down along the piers and docks where I read plaques telling about the old sailing ships that used to put into port there.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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