Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Wandering
wander (-ed, -ing)wandering (-s)
wandering, verbal adj. [see wander, v.] (webplay: course, God).
- Moving; changing position; [fig.] wind-blown; storm-ravaged; tempest-tossed.
- Stray; transient; migrating; late in traveling; [fig.] tardy; lost; isolated; disoriented.
- Unanticipated; spontaneous; [fig.] buzzing; humming; droning.
- Random; lucky; incidental; occurring by chance.
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