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| bat around |
(informal) to roam; wander. [1/2 definitions] |
| divagate |
to wander about. [2 definitions] |
| drift |
to wander without purpose. [1/5 definitions] |
| fugitive |
inclined to wander; vagabond. [1/5 definitions] |
| maunder |
to act or wander without purpose or direction. [1/2 definitions] |
| meander |
to wander in speech or movement without a goal or direction. [1/2 definitions] |
| peregrinate |
to wander or travel from place to place, esp. by foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| prowl |
to wander or roam through (a place) quietly and furtively, as in search of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| ramble |
to wander or stroll without any particular goal; roam. [1/3 definitions] |
| range |
to roam; wander. [1/8 definitions] |
| rangy |
tending or suited to wander. [1/2 definitions] |
| roam |
to move or travel around without a plan; wander. [2 definitions] |
| rove |
to wander widely, without a fixed destination; roam. [2/3 definitions] |
| space out |
(informal) to let one's attention wander away completely, or to become disoriented. |
| stray |
to wander away from a group or place. [2 definitions] |
| traipse |
(informal) to wander or tramp about with no definite goal or without reaching one. |
| tramp |
to wander or voyage aimlessly, as a vagabond. [1/12 definitions] |
| woolgathering |
allowing the mind to wander or become absorbed in daydreams. |
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