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Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins.
Richard Francis Burton

Meaning of "wandering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WANDERING

wandering  [ˈwɒndərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WANDERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wandering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WANDERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wandering

Wandering can refer to: ▪ Wandering ▪ Wandering, Western Australia ▪ Shire of Wandering...

Definition of wandering in the English dictionary

The first definition of wandering in the dictionary is not fixed; meandering. Other definition of wandering is wandering is used to describe people who travel around rather than staying in one place for a long time. Wandering is also of or relating to a medieval performer who travelled from place to place, performing songs, reciting poetry, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WANDERING


bewildering
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ
blundering
ˈblʌndərɪŋ
bouldering
ˈbəʊldərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
gerrymandering
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmændərɪŋ
hindering
ˈhɪndərɪŋ
laundering
ˈlɔːndərɪŋ
maundering
ˈmɔːndərɪŋ
meandering
mɪˈændərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
philandering
fɪˈlændərɪŋ
powdering
ˈpaʊdərɪŋ
rendering
ˈrɛndərɪŋ
shuddering
ˈʃʌdərɪŋ
smoldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
smouldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
tendering
ˈtɛndərɪŋ
thundering
ˈθʌndərɪŋ
unwandering
ʌnˈwɒndərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WANDERING

wanchancie
wanchancy
wand
wander
wander plug
wanderer
wandering albatross
wandering Jew
wandering minstrel
wanderingly
wanderings
Wanderjahr
Wanderjahre
wanderlust
wanderoo
wandle
wandlike
wandoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE WANDERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flattering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
pioneering
recovering
steering
suffering
watering

Synonyms and antonyms of wandering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WANDERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wandering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wandering

Translation of «wandering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WANDERING

Find out the translation of wandering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wandering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wandering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

徘徊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

errante
570 millions of speakers

English

wandering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блуждание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

errante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

errance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengembara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wanderschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放浪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngumbara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lang thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலைந்து திரிந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भटक्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göçebe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

errante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wędrówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блукання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rătăcire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιπλάνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omswerwinge
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vandrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vandrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wandering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WANDERING»

The term «wandering» is very widely used and occupies the 16.795 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WANDERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wandering

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10 QUOTES WITH «WANDERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wandering.
1
Wes Anderson
Paris is a place where, for me, just walking down a street that I've never been down before is like going to a movie or something. Just wandering the city is entertainment.
2
Andrea Arnold
Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.
3
Roger Ascham
By experience we find out a short way by a long wandering.
4
Sai Baba
Man is lost and is wandering in a jungle where real values have no meaning. Real values can have meaning to man only when he steps on to the spiritual path, a path where negative emotions have no use.
5
Julian Baggini
From time to time, it is worth wandering around the fuzzy border regions of what you do, if only to remind yourself that no human activity is an island.
6
Samuel Barnett
I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
7
Arna Bontemps
Is there something we have forgotten? Some precious thing we have lost, wandering in strange lands?
8
Amanda Burton
I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.
9
Richard Francis Burton
Wherever we halted we were surrounded by wandering troops of Bedouins.
10
Michael Caine
I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANDERING»

Discover the use of wandering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wandering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics
Jewish identity is tied up with some of the most difficult and contentious issues of today. The purpose in this book is to open many of these issues up for discussion.
Gilad Atzmon, 2011
2
Education of a Wandering Man
At last, in his own words, this is a story of a one-of-a-kind life lived to the fullest . . . a life that inspired the books that will forever enable us to relive our glorious frontier heritage. From the Paperback edition.
Louis L'Amour, 2008
3
Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of ...
The collection covers a wide range of issues, from ambition to politics, and is accompanied by an introduction on the author and his place in Chinese thought and history.
Zhuangzi, Victor H. Mair, 1998
4
Wandering God: A Study in Nomadic Spirituality
Presents an analysis of the "nomadic" consciousness of our ancestors, and the forces --religious and political --that overwhelmed it during the Neolithic era, and considers its revival in the twentieth century.
Morris Berman, 2000
5
Wandering Peoples: Colonialism, Ethnic Spaces, and ...
This book is an important and innovative contribution to colonial Mexican studies and will resonate with scholars working on any part of the globe who are engaged with its key themes."--Ann Wightman, Wesleyan University
Cynthia Radding Murrieta, 1997
6
Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi: A Postmodern Critique
A diverse collection of interpretive essays on the third-century B.C.E. Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi, which continues the long commentarial tradition on this work and underscores its relevance to our own time and place.
Roger T. Ames, 1998
7
Wandering in Ancient Greek Culture
In the end, this matchless volume shows how the transformations that affected the figure of the wanderer coincided with new perceptions of the world and of travel, and invites us to consider its definition and import today.
Silvia Montiglio, 2005
8
Wandering Significance: An Essay on Conceptual Behaviour
Wilson not only explains how these surprising strategies of hidden management operate, but also tells the astonishing story of how faulty schemes and great metaphysical systems sometimes spring from a simple failure to recognize the ...
Mark Wilson, 2006
9
The Wandering Scholars of the Middle Ages
Acclaimed study of the makers and singers of medieval Latin poetry considers Fortunatus, Abelard, the revival of learning in France, 12th-century humanism, the Carmina Burana, more.
Helen Waddell, 2000
10
The Wandering Mind: Understanding Disassociation, from ...
The Wandering Mind introduces readers to dissociative states and helps them understand the nature of serious dissociative disorders, such as those involving multiple personalities.
John A. Biever, Maryann Karinch, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANDERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wandering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wandering turkey causes stir at University of Michigan
(AP) — A wandering turkey is causing a stir at the University of Michigan. The Ann Arbor News reports (http://bit.ly/1LZfwWA ) that a turkey has captured the ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Wandering wolf's pups caught playing on camera
EUGENE, Ore. - A camera captured images of three yearling wolves playing in June, providing biologists with confirmation the offspring of Oregon's wandering ... «KVAL, Jul 15»
3
Brazilian wandering spider: World's most venomous arachnid on the …
Keith Hobbs and wife Laura fled with their four children when told that it was probably the Brazilian wandering spider, which can have legs up to 6in (15cm) long ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Wandering dog leads to marijuana bust in Duluth Township
Authorities say reports of a wandering pit bull helped bust a $100,000 marijuana grow operation in Duluth Township. Chief Shawn Padden says he smelled a ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Mar 15»
5
Man charged after children found wandering outside Oshawa home
Officers with Durham Regional Police have arrested a 23-year-old man after two young children were found wandering outside an Oshawa home in a state of ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
6
Deadly spider whose bite causes FOUR HOUR erection then KILLS …
She found the bananas, shipped from Costa Rica, were infested with eggs from the Brazilian Wandering Spider - the most deadly in the world. As soon as she ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Grandmother Charged After Toddler Found Wandering In Bloomfield
Police say it's the second time this week the little girl was found wandering. ... out of the house and wander the streets of Bloomfield wearing only a pair of boots. «CBS Local, Mar 15»
8
Mother charged after boy found wandering outside naked due back …
TORONTO -- The case of a mother whose four-year-old boy wandered naked out in the cold in west Toronto is due back in court next month. The 23-year-old ... «CTV News, Feb 15»
9
Toronto mother faces charges after boy found wandering naked in cold
Toronto police say they are charging the mother of a four-year-old boy after the child was found wandering outside in the bitter cold today in the city's west end. «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
10
NYRA settles with Wandering Dago for $68500
Albany. The state Racing Association has quietly reached a $68,500 settlement with the owners of the Schenectady-based food truck called the Wandering ... «Albany Times Union, Jan 15»

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