noun
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The act or instance of wandering.
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to go for a wander in the park
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The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
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baseline wander in ECG signals
verb
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To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
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to wander over the fields
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To stray; stray from one's course; err.
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A writer wanders from his subject.
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To commit adultery.
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To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
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Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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Examples of wander in a Sentence
Hopefully he wouldn't wander off and get lost.
I hope it.s okay if I wander around for awhile.
That's why you don't wander in the woods, isn't it?
It was simple enough to wander around outside, as if she were looking for something.
Every year more than half the adult males (in some districts three-fourths of the men and one-third of the women) quit their homes and wander throughout Russia in search of labour.
He, too, was a disciple of Rousseau, believed in the education of nature, and allowed his Sophie to wander at her own sweet will.
Just wander out onto the road.
It's when my thoughts wander to that saintly man.
He does nothing but wander about in a self-reflexive manner that says as much about the movie as it does him.
At nighttime in the moon's fair glow How sweet, as fancies wander free, To feel that in this world there's one Who still is thinking but of thee!
We had a wander around town and then a horrible time attempting to rescue the dialup networking on my Dad's windows 98 box.
If you're still nonplussed, then just take a wander and enjoy the animal carvings in the Chapter House.
Wander down to the wooden jetty, stroll through the meadows or talk to the horses in the adjacent paddock.
He sees that we wander around like stupid lost sheep.
By reflection on dreams, in which the self, or " spirit," of the savage seems to wander free from the bounds of time and space, to see things remote, and to meet and recognize dead friends or foes; by speculation on the experiences of trance and of phantasms of the dead or living, beheld with waking eyes; by pondering on the phenomena of shadows, of breath, of death and life, the savage evolved the idea of a separable soul or spirit capable of surviving bodily death.
Here we are free to shop, to visit the museum or just wander at will.
Prone to wander -- Lord, I feel it -- prone to wander -- Lord, I feel it -- Prone to leave the God I love.
At the lowest computation 37 genera seem to be peculiar to it, though it is certain that species of several are regularly wont to wander beyond its limits in winter seeking a southern climate.
In some of the valleys wells or rock-pools filled by rain occur, and furnish drinking-water to the few Arabs who wander in these hills (see also SINAI).
He shall then "live without a fire, without a house, without pleasures, without protection; remaining silent and uttering speech only on the occasion of the daily recitation of the Veda; begging so much food only in the village as will sustain his life, he shall wander about, neither caring for this world nor for heaven.
We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.
Among the memorabilia you see as you wander around the mansion is the initial 1938 British request for seaplane landing rights in Dubai Creek.
Had another wander round and went into the main tent to hear born slippy being played and the crowd was gong mental !
You wander over to the tiki hut, relax on the chaise and look out to the the ocean and begin to dream...
An undoubted highlight of any visit to Bangkok is to wander around the Royal Grand Palace.
A voodoo priestess and her snake are both said to wander the confines of the graveyard.
Too many snakes - and next time she might wander so far she wouldn't be able to find her way back.
If a person lets his mind wander to external comforts, he becomes quite indisposed.
God help those who wander into the great mire now, for even the firm uplands are becoming a morass.
The floor of this depression being below baselevel, it has necessarily come to be the seat of the mountain waste brought down by the many streams from the newly uplifted Sierra Nevada on the east and the coast ranges on the west; each stream forms an alluvial fan of very gentle slope; the fans all become laterally confluent, and incline very gently forward to meet in a nearly level axial belt, where the trunk riversthe Sacramento from the north and the San Joaquin from the south-east--wander in braided courses; their tendency to aggradation having been increased in the last half century by the gravels from gold washing; their waters entering San Francisco Bay.
As he adopted an entirely different policy with the nobles from that of his father, and, moreover, showed great affability towards the lower class of his subjects, among whom he delighted to wander incognito, few if any of the kings of Scotland have won such general popularity, or passed a reign so untroubled by intestine strife.
Allow plenty of time to wander through the streets, as you are bound to see some unusual sights here.
A GM tournament would probably be played in a hotel, and the players would just wander downstairs and play.
People wander aimlessly about these ruins - you'll never be alone here.
We would often wander off whilst the women of the house cooked Sunday Dinner.
The oak wood is delightful to wander through on the way to the summit.
So, whether you wander beyond its range or the monitor loses the signal for some other reason, a rapid beeping sound from the receiver will alert you to the fact that the receiver is not picking up the signal for some reason.
With all this sleeping, you might wander why you need to know how to get a baby to sleep.
When they actually did die, as a result of being buried, many speculate that this caused the spirits of those unfortunate people to become doomed to wander the cemetery in confusion.
Let your new cat wander around without the fear of being attacked by the first cat.
About the beginning of November he begins to wander south or east into the forest land, and in the winter he may visit, not only ' The most probable etymology is the Finnish lappu, and in this.
The mother does not appear to pay any special attention to her offspring, which wander away and get their own living.
The north and south poles, instead of being fixed points on the earth's surface, wander round within a circle about 50 ft.
Rhyn paced. He still felt the need to find Death, that if he found her, she'd lead him to Katie. They could wander the underworld for millennia without finding Katie, but Death … Death would know where she was.
Occasionally a deer would wander under the shelter and eat some of it, but the J-shaped feeders protected most of it.
By contrast Large Whites flutter and wander in a seemingly aimless fashion, tossed by the breeze.
Instead people went for a wander across the allegedly secure part of heathrow airport in a quest for security staff.
This morning, you leave Assisi and ride to Spello where you can wander around and explore the alleyways.
Here you can wander among the beautiful and exotic blooms around a rain forest pool.
They leave the cloister and wander off in search of an abundance of food.