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wander

/wˈɑndɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    “The gypsies roamed the woods”
  2. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
    “She cheats on her husband”
  3. go via an indirect route or at no set pace
    “After dinner, we wandered into town”
  4. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    “the river winds through the hills”
  5. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
    “She always digresses when telling a story”

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Words that rhyme with wander

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