wandering (verb)

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• wander — verb (wandered; wandering) Etymology: Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move about without a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wander — verb 1 move slowly around a place/go from place to place ADVERB ▪ slowly ▪ aimlessly ▪ disconsolately, restlessly ▪ happily ▪ at …   Collocations dictionary

• force-land — verb make a forced landing • Hypernyms: ↑land, ↑set down • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * forceˈ land intransitive verb To make a forced landing • • • …   Useful english dictionary

• cheat on — verb be sexually unfaithful to one s partner in marriage She cheats on her husband Might her husband be wandering? • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑cuckold, ↑betray, ↑wander • Derivationally related forms: ↑cuckold …   Useful english dictionary

• civilise — verb 1. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Cultivate your musical taste Train your tastebuds She is well schooled in poetry • Syn: ↑educate, ↑school, ↑train, ↑cultivate, ↑civili …   Useful english dictionary

• tubthump — verb To aggressively attract attention for something tubthump to promote or draw attention to, from the ancient show business custom of actors wandering the streets banging on tubs to drum up business …   Wiktionary

• wander — verb walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way. ↘move slowly away from a fixed point or place. ↘travel aimlessly through or over (an area). noun an act or instance of wandering. Derivatives wanderer noun wanderings plural noun Origin OE wandrian …   English new terms dictionary

• ransack — verb (T) 1 to search a place very thoroughly: She s ransacking the desk drawers for old family photos. 2 to go through a place stealing things and causing damage: Houses were wrecked and ransacked by wandering gangs of soldiers …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wander — verb 1) I wandered around the mansion Syn: stroll, amble, saunter, walk, dawdle, potter, ramble, meander; roam, rove, range, drift, prowl; informal traipse, mosey, tootle, mooch 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• wander — verb 1) I wandered around the estate Syn: stroll, amble, saunter, walk, potter, ramble, meander, roam, range, drift; Scottish & Irish stravaig; informal traipse, mosey 2) we are wandering from the point Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium