26984 words

wanders

9 definitions • 16 examples
1
to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction:

Examples:

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.
She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost.
He was here a minute ago but he's wandered off somewhere.
2
If someone's hands or eyes wander, they touch or look in many different places, especially in a sexual way or when they should not do this:

Examples:

If his hands start to wander, tell him firmly, "No, I'm not ready for this."
He was cruelly described as a creepy old man with wandering hands.
Her gaze wandered around the flat.
3
to have sexual relationships or experiences outside of your marriage or usual relationship:

Examples:

She wrote an article about infidelity called "Wives who wander".
She had enough problems dealing with a wandering husband.
4
to start talking about a different subject from the one you were originally discussing:

Examples:

We've wandered off/from the point somewhat.
5
If your mind or your thoughts wander, you stop thinking about the subject that you should be giving your attention to and start thinking about other matters:

Examples:

Halfway through the meeting my mind started to wander.
6
If you say that an old person's mind is beginning to wander, you mean that they are starting to get very confused because of their age:

Examples:

Her mind is beginning to wander and she doesn't always know who I am.
7
a walk done in a slow relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction:

Examples:

While you're at your meeting I can go for/have/take a wander around the city.
After a wander around the park, we returned home.
8
to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction:

Examples:

[ T ] The lost child wandered the streets for hours.
[ I ] We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.
9
If your mind or your thoughts wander, you stop thinking about what you should be giving your attention to and start thinking about other matters:

Examples:

[ I ] As he droned on, my mind began to wander.

Navigation