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Synonyms for wandering
Synonyms: Adjective
desultory, digressional, digressionary, digressive, discursive, excursive, leaping, maundering, meandering, rambling
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your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch—stick to one theme a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the SouthRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Donovan was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was a high school dropout and sort of wandering beach bum, according to his bio. — Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al, "My Vinyl Countdown gets a sweet tooth looking at the No. 1 song in 1969," 4 Aug. 2019 Little little orishas is the story of Sango, a simple-minded and defiant wandering spirit, and his gentle sister Oya. — Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa, "The Congolese storyteller drawing on African mythology and spirituality for his comic books," 2 June 2019 Cormier is a storyteller who celebrates song itself and the wandering spirit that infuses folk music and the lives of many folk singers. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Canadian Troubadour J.P. Cormier Coming To Hartford," 17 Mar. 2018 Numerous officers responded to find the girl’s parents after passersby reported the wandering toddler, police said. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "East Hartford Police Arrest Father Of Wandering Toddler," 26 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
His polar bid failed, but 3 years later the wandering pack had carried the Fram some 2000 kilometers across the Arctic to the open North Atlantic Ocean, making Nansen an international hero. — Eli Kintisch, Science | AAAS, "Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region," 20 Aug. 2019 Not everything here is perfect; the musical score, by Norwegian composer John Erik Kaada, favors ambient sonic wanderings that smooth over the conflicts on screen. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Angels Are Made of Light’ review: In post-invasion Kabul, a gorgeous rumination on three brothers, in school and in turmoil," 7 Aug. 2019 Meals at Han Oak are inspired in part by Cho’s late-night wanderings through Manhattan’s vertical Korea Town, and by Bloomfield’s influence (dishes tend to be delicious, for one thing). — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "Han Oak is a Korean sensation found inside the chef’s Northeast Portland home (2019 review)," 1 Aug. 2019 Pinori, for her part, needs to appear unceasingly relaxed, sustaining Mona Lisa’s beguiling smile and wandering eyes without revealing any other expressions on her face. — Claudia Kalb, National Geographic, "See where Leonardo da Vinci still walks the streets," 6 June 2019 Inattention, which occurs more frequently in those affected with the disorder, likely leads to mind wandering, or the drifting of thoughts from an activity or environment. — Caterina Gawrilow, Scientific American, "Are People with ADHD More Creative?," 11 June 2019 That means no more wandering around the airport looking for flight information boards. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "How to Save Money and Skip Lines at the Airport," 5 July 2019 Mahajan is well-cast in the leading role for this kind of doubtful wandering, but can’t hold the film together all by himself. — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Trijya - Radius': Film Review | Shanghai 2019," 1 July 2019 Over time, their desert wanderings produced a veritable zoo of microfossils. — Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine, "Early Life in Death Valley," 24 Apr. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wandering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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