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wandering

/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ adjective B1
  1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
  2. Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions. · a wandering kidney; a wandering liver
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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
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
He had no friends at all save the wandering gipsies, and he would give these vagabonds leave to encamp upon the few acres of bramble-covered land which represent the family estate, and would accept in return the hospitality of their tents, wandering away with them sometimes for weeks on end.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 41 · B2

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