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wandering off

wandering off is the present participle and gerund of wander off.

Meaning of wander off

Verb

wander off (third-person singular simple present wanders off, present participle wandering off, simple past and past participle wandered off)

  1. To wander away from somewhere.
    • He got bored and wandered off.
    Synonyms:
    stray

Questions about wandering off

What is wandering off the present participle and gerund of?
Wandering off is the present participle and gerund of wander off.

Words near wandering off in the dictionary

  1. wandering albatrosses
  2. Wandering Jew
  3. wandering Jews
  4. wandering nerve
  5. wandering nerves
  6. wandering off
  7. wandering officer
  8. wandering pennant
  9. wandering pennants
  10. wandering percher
  11. wandering perchers

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