wandering
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/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
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/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ · /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/
Definition of wandering
8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
“This was the time when Venerable Master Hsing Yun first arrived in Taiwan as a wandering monk and was refused lodgings. He was nearly reduced to begging on the street. Fortunately, the old Venerable Miaoguo of Yuanguang Temple in Chungli took him in.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
“This was the time when Venerable Master Hsing Yun first arrived in Taiwan as a wandering monk and was refused lodgings. He was nearly reduced to begging on the street. Fortunately, the old Venerable Miaoguo of Yuanguang Temple in Chungli took him in.”
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(not-comparable)Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
“a wandering kidney; a wandering liver”
noun
- Travelling without preset route; roaming.
- Irregular turning of the eyes.
- Aimless thought.
- Straying from a desired path.
- (in-plural)Disordered speech or delirium.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of wander
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Etymology
From wander + -ing.
Words you can make from wandering
200+ playable · top: AWNINGED (13 pts)
Best play awninged 13 points7-letter words
25 words- DAWNING 12 pts
- DRAWING 12 pts
- REDWING 12 pts
- WARDING 12 pts
- WENDING 12 pts
- WINDAGE 12 pts
- WRINGED 12 pts
- INDRAWN 11 pts
- WARNING 11 pts
- WEANING 11 pts
- WEARING 11 pts
- DARNING 9 pts
- DEANING 9 pts
- DERAIGN 9 pts
- GRADINE 9 pts
- GRAINED 9 pts
- GRINNED 9 pts
- READING 9 pts
- RENDING 9 pts
- AGINNER 8 pts
- EARNING 8 pts
- ENGRAIN 8 pts
- GRANNIE 8 pts
- NARDINE 8 pts
- NEARING 8 pts
6-letter words
52 words- DAWING 11 pts
- DEWING 11 pts
- GNAWED 11 pts
- WADING 11 pts
- WINGED 11 pts
- AWEING 10 pts
- AWNING 10 pts
- EARWIG 10 pts
- ENWIND 10 pts
- GNAWER 10 pts
- INWARD 10 pts
- REWIND 10 pts
- WAIRED 10 pts
- WANDER 10 pts
- WANING 10 pts
- WANNED 10 pts
- WARDEN 10 pts
- WARING 10 pts
- WARNED 10 pts
- WINDER 10 pts
- WINGER 10 pts
- WINNED 10 pts
- WANIER 9 pts
- WANNER 9 pts
- WINNER 9 pts
- DANGER 8 pts
- DARING 8 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- ENDING 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GAINED 8 pts
- GANDER 8 pts
- GARDEN 8 pts
- GINNED 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- GRADIN 8 pts
- RANGED 8 pts
- REDING 8 pts
- RINGED 8 pts
- DENARI 7 pts
- DINNER 7 pts
- EARING 7 pts
- ENDRIN 7 pts
- GAINER 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
- INNAGE 7 pts
- RAINED 7 pts
- REAGIN 7 pts
- REGAIN 7 pts
- REGINA 7 pts
- INANER 6 pts
- NARINE 6 pts
5-letter words
60 words- WAGED 10 pts
- AWING 9 pts
- AWNED 9 pts
- DAWEN 9 pts
- DEWAN 9 pts
- DEWAR 9 pts
- DIWAN 9 pts
- DRAWN 9 pts
- DWINE 9 pts
- GNAWN 9 pts
- GWINE 9 pts
- WADER 9 pts
- WAGER 9 pts
- WANED 9 pts
- WARED 9 pts
- WEIRD 9 pts
- WIDEN 9 pts
- WIDER 9 pts
- WIGAN 9 pts
- WINED 9 pts
- WIRED 9 pts
- WRANG 9 pts
- WRIED 9 pts
- WRING 9 pts
- RAWIN 8 pts
- REWAN 8 pts
- REWIN 8 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- DIRGE 7 pts
- GRADE 7 pts
- GRAND 7 pts
- GRIDE 7 pts
- GRIND 7 pts
- RAGED 7 pts
- RIDGE 7 pts
- AIDER 6 pts
- AIRED 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- DEAIR 6 pts
- DENAR 6 pts
- DINAR 6 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- DRAIN 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- INNED 6 pts
- IRADE 6 pts
- NADIR 6 pts
- RANGE 6 pts
- RANID 6 pts
- REDAN 6 pts
- REDIA 6 pts
- REGNA 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- AWED 8 pts
- DAWN 8 pts
- DRAW 8 pts
- DREW 8 pts
- GNAW 8 pts
- GREW 8 pts
- ANEW 7 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- DANG 6 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DRAG 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GADI 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GRAD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- ARID 5 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DARN 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NARD 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RAID 5 pts
- RAND 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
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