- present participle of wander.
wandering
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Almost three decades ago, Joe Timko and Randy Neece were wandering through Disneyland, saw Goofy trailing around the gardens and made the connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But that wouldn’t be much of a movie, so the family spends nearly the entire saga wandering around the neighborhood, looking for the dog and finding mayhem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Murphy was first spotted living beneath a bush before wandering into the car park of The Old Windmill pub in the city centre, "rake thin" and in need of care.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
These objects are often described as "wandering" black holes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
And the mine shaft into which she had fallen trying to save a wandering calf had been closed in long ago.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Inside this edition, Cranach's map presents the stations of the wilderness wanderings and the division of the Promised Land into twelve tribal regions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
But we could have done a better job of identifying and pursuing the wanderings that were most important to us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
After that, his unclaimed body began its wanderings: as a greeter for an Oklahoma funeral home, as a sideshow attraction for touring carnivals, and even in a titillating 1933 pre-Code film, “Narcotic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Francis, meanwhile, continued his anthropological wanderings, carrying whatever insights or regrets he gained from that night into his studies of other cultures' sacred rituals.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
“Be warned, Potter — any more nighttime wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day to you.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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