- 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
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
