Definitions for wander

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wander wan·der

Spelling: [won-der]

IPA: /ˈwɒn dər/

Wander is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in wander (adenrw).

Definitions for wander

noun

1. Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.

verb (used with object)

1. to travel about, on, or through:

verb (used without object)

1. to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray:
2. to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander:
3. to extend in an irregular course or direction:
4. to move, pass, or turn idly, as the hand or the eyes.
5. (of the mind, thoughts, desires, etc.) to take one direction or another without conscious intent or control:
6. to stray from a path, place, companions, etc.:
7. to deviate in conduct, belief, etc.; err; go astray:
8. to think or speak confusedly or incoherently.
9. (of a person with a mental disorder or cognitive impairment) to move about or walk in a seemingly aimless or random manner.

Origin of wander

before 900; Middle English wandren, Old English wandrian (cognate with German wandern), frequentative of wendan to wend; see -er⁶

Examples for wander

She had to wander around and around, and get food and drink wherever she could find them.

Guests snatch up the eccentric-looking drinks that line the bar as they wander around before the performance.

Finally, I have to wander slightly off brief with my last two recommendations.

Why else should they wander together in the woods, or be so lost in talk by rustic streams?

You wander whither you will, meeting few, and disturbed by none.

They can wander on the banks of the Kladeos and the Alpheios.

How far is the district over which these strange Dhahs are said to wander?

In Jordan, in Kuwait, in Turkey, not even a dog could wander into Iraq, but from Der ez-Sour we went where we wanted.

One can even rent out the villa here or wander down from the Arc de Triomphe and peek through the fence.

Of all the war-torn eras in the all the history of the world, why, Frank Miller and Zack Snyder, did you have to wander into mine?