- present participle of wander.
wandering
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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
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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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