a. 漫游的, 徘徊的, 流浪的, 蜿蜒的

n. 闲逛, 流浪, 离题, 胡言乱语

[医] 游动的, 游动

Wandering \Wan"der*ing\,
a. & n. from {Wander}, v.

{Wandering albatross} (Zo["o]l.), the great white albatross.
See Illust. of {Albatross}.

{Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses
the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white
corpuscles of the blood.

{Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species
of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves,
and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the
joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets,
window boxes, etc.

{Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one
kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain
directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable
kidney}.

{Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver,
similar to wandering kidney.

{Wandering mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the whitefooted, or deer,
mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}.

{Wandering spider} (Zo["o]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders
that wander about in search of their prey.


Wander \Wan"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin
to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind}
to turn.]
1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or
with no definite object in view; to range about; to
stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields.

They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.
--Heb. xi. 37.

He wandereth abroad for bread. --Job xv. 23.

2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go
astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.

When God caused me to wander from my father's house.
--Gen. xx. 13.

O, let me not wander from thy commandments. --Ps.
cxix. 10.

3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason;
to rave; as, the mind wanders.

Syn: To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err;
swerve; deviate; depart.