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verb

1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse. See move/halt.
2. To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll. Informal mosey. See move/halt.
3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, ramble, stray. Idioms: go offatona tangent. See approach/retreat.

noun

An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk. See move/halt.

v

Definition: move about aimlessly; digress
Antonyms: go directly, stay

IN BRIEF: To go from place to place without a plan. Also: To go off the subject.

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by frost. — J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).

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sign description: Both index fingers begin together. One finger strays off away from the other.

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The movement of the spin axis of a gyroscope from its original position. Its value is the maximum at the poles and the least at the equator. This is one of the errors or shortfalls in a gyroscope.



Gyro α at position 1 has its spin axis aligned with true North. The gyro maintains its alignment in space, the direction of true North relative to the gyro changes as the earth rotates and the observer’s position in space moves through positions 2 and 3 to 4. This is apparent wander. Its value is zero at equator and increases as one moves toward the poles where it is maximum.

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Slow, purposeless walking.

• w. Jew — see tradescantia fluminens, commelina cyanea.

For a list of words related to wander, see:

• Directions - wander: move without direction or purpose; roam about in irregular course

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See words rhyming with "wander."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Wander.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - være uklar, fantasere
v. tr. - vandre, strejfe om, flakke om, fare vild, tale i vildelse, tale udenom
n. - slendretur, vandretur

Nederlands (Dutch)
(rond)zwerven, afdwalen, dolen, ijlen, doling

Français (French)
v. intr. - se promener, se balader, errer, se pointer, arriver tranquillement, s'égarer (esprit), divaguer, errer (sur)
v. tr. - parcourir, traîner
n. - promenade, balade

Deutsch (German)
v. - abschweifen, herumschweifen, irren, (durch)wandern, delirieren, wirr reden
n. - Spaziergang

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιπλανώμαι, περιφέρομαι (άσκοπα), τριγυρίζω, ξεστρατίζω, αφαιρούμαι
n. - περιπλάνηση

Italiano (Italian)
distrarsi, vagabondare, deviare, perdere la retta via, delirare, vagabondaggio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - passear, delirar
n. - viagem (f)

Русский (Russian)
странствие, бродить, блуждать (о мыслях), ходить (о слухах), заблудиться, отклоняться, путаться (в речи), заговариваться, сбивать с толку, извиваться (о дороге)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vagar, pasear, delirar, desvariar, errar, deambular, divagar, desviarse, apartarse
v. tr. - vagar a través de
n. - paseo, vagabundeo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vandra, yra
n. - riktningsförändring (tekn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
漫步, 迷路, 徘徊, 漫游

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 漫步, 迷路, 徘徊
v. tr. - 漫遊
n. - 漫遊

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 헤매다, 훌쩍 가다, (옆으로) 빗나가다
v. tr. - 돌아다니다, 방랑하다
n. - 유랑, 방랑

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 歩き回る, 放浪する, 道に迷う, 混乱する, わき道へそれる, 曲がりくねっている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجول, يهيم, ينحرف (الاسم) تجول, طواف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שוטט, נדד, טייל, התפתל, תעה, סטה, חרג‬
v. tr. - ‮עבר (מרחקים)‬
n. - ‮שוטטות, נדודים, טיול, התפתלות, תעייה, סטייה, חרג‬

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