Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wandering

/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
wan-der-ing
IPA
/ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

adj

Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

noun

Travelling without preset route; roaming.

noun

Irregular turning of the eyes.

noun

Aimless thought.

noun

Straying from a desired path.

noun

Disordered speech or delirium.

verb

present participle and gerund of wander

Example Sentences

Etymology

From wander + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

wanderings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonwandering prewandering unwandering wanderingly wanderingness outwandering

Phrases

wandering abscess wandering albatross wandering cell wandering dune wandering Jew wandering kidney wandering liver wandering mouse

Synonyms

meandering rambling winding erratic planetary mobile nomadic peregrine roving

Rhymes With

pondering squandering

Questions

How do you pronounce wandering?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/.
What does wandering mean?
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
Where does wandering come from?
From wander + -ing.

How to pronounce wandering

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