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wandering

English

Etymology

wander +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w?nd????/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nd????/

Adjective

wandering (not comparable)

  1. Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
  2. (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
    a wandering kidney; a wandering liver

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

wandering (plural wanderings)

  1. Travelling without preset route; roaming.
  2. Irregular turning of the eyes.
  3. Aimless thought.
  4. Straying from a desired path.
  5. (chiefly in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

Derived terms

  • outwandering

Translations

Verb

wandering

  1. present participle of wander

Anagrams

  • wardening

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migratory

English

Pronunciation

  • (Canada, US) IPA(key): /?ma?.????t?.?i/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?ma????e?.t?.?i/

Adjective

migratory (not comparable)

  1. (of birds, etc) Migrating.
  2. Roving; wandering; nomadic.
    migratory habits; a migratory life

Antonyms

  • sedentary

Derived terms

  • migratory bird
  • nonmigratory, non-migratory

Related terms

  • migration

Translations

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