verb. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment The gypsies roamed the woods|roving vagabonds|the wandering Jew|The cattle roam across the prairie|the laborers drift from one town to the next|They rolled from town to town Synonym: vagabond, tramp, swan, stray, rove, roll, roam, range, ramble, drift, cast |
verb. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage She cheats on her husband|Might her husband be wandering? |
verb. go via an indirect route or at no set pace After dinner, we wandered into town |
verb. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course the river winds through the hills|the path meanders through the vineyards|sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body |
verb. 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|her mind wanders|Don't digress when you give a lecture |
