wandering

wandering Definition

wan·der·ing (-iŋ)

adjective

noun

wandering Related Forms

wan′·der·ingly adverb

wandering Synonyms

modif.

Wandering in space
roving, roaming, nomadic, meandering, restless, traveling, jaunting, trekking, drifting, straying, going off, strolling, ranging, prowling, ambulatory, ambulant, straggling, on the road, peripatetic, itinerant, roundabout, circuitous.
Antonyms idle*, home-loving, sedentary. *
Wandering in thought
discursive, digressive, disconnected; see incoherent 2, incongruous 1.

wandering Usage Examples

Preposition: of

Odysseus: Bloom's day is paralleled to the wanderings of Odysseus in the Homeric epic.

Possessives

Preposition: in

desert: Judgment after judgment was visited upon them during their wanderings in the desert, but they would not keep the ordinances of the Lord.

Adjective modifier

nocturnal: They are vital for those nocturnal wanderings around the campsite in search of the toilet block.
early: Wendy's early morning wanderings were enlivened by a swallow which flew in & panicked.
many: After great suffering and many wanderings, in truth, I returned home with my riches in the eighth year.
aimless: His enrollment at Edinburgh College Of Art when he was 24, ended his completely aimless wanderings.
nomadic: Shortly after this unfortunate episode the Whitleys climbed aboard their camels and resumed their nomadic wanderings, never to be seen again.
philosophical: There are times and places for deep philosophical wanderings on one's purpose, but there is also time for simplicity.

Noun used with modifier

wilderness: Actually, earlier in their wilderness wanderings the Israelites experienced the provision of manna.
guitar: His guitar wanderings incited a degree of spiritual hysteria, especially for the musician himself.

wandering Quotes

Half to forget the wandering and pain, Half to remember days that have gone by, And dream and dream that I am home again!

—Flecker,James Elroy

Wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to be born, With nowhere yet to rest my head, Like these, on earth I wait forlorn.

—Arnold, Matthew

A wandering minstrel Iö A thing of shreds and patches Of ballads, songs and snatches And dreamy lullaby!

—Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)

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