wandered; wandering
ˈwän-d(ə-)riŋ 
1
a
: to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
b
: to go idly about : ramble
wandering around the house
2
: to follow a winding course : meander
: to roam over
wandered the halls
wander
noun
Examples of wander in a Sentence
I was just wandering around the house.
They wandered down the street.
Students were wandering the halls.
He wandered away from the trail and got lost.
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Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.
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Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
Keep an eye out for chachalaca, green jays, Altamira orioles, and the occasional rare avian visitor that wanders in from faraway.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
This baby seal was found wandering the snowy streets of New Haven, Conn.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Their only job is to wander around a gorgeous city, trying to find human connection.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Wander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wander. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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