- present participle of wander.
wandering
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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
"This is the strongest case of a wandering black hole that we know," Veilleux said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hours before President Trump is scheduled to headline a Tuesday evening fundraiser at his Palos Verdes golf course, authorities announced they had arrested an armed individual seen wandering the grounds Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“It was cold on February the thirteenth, February the thirteenth…” Her mind seemed to be wandering.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Born and raised in Israel, he began his wanderings in young adulthood, ultimately landing in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
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
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
As I Walk This Tidal Path is based on psychogeographic wanderings in the Thames estuary.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
On the other days he had carried them around with him during boring wanderings through the business district and the Quarter.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
