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wandering

/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ noun C2
  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.

Plural wanderings

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His glance, at first wandering, fixed itself upon Morrel.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1011 · C1
He neither rode nor shot, but spent his days in wandering round the old village with his pipe in his mouth, or in driving with his host, or in his absence with his hostess, over the beautiful countryside.
The Valley of Fear, p. 25 · C1
AN ASS, having put on the Lion’s skin, roamed about in the forest and amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met in his wanderings.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 86 · B2
Rachel came, wandering at her own sweet will through the lush, tremulous grasses splashed with ruddy evening sunshine; so that good lady had an excellent chance to talk her illness fully over, describing every ache and pulse beat with such evident enjoyment that Marilla thought even grippe must bring its compensations.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 63 · C1

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