wandering

wandering
1. [ʹwɒnd(ə)rıŋ] n
1. 1) (бесцельное) хождение; блуждание
2) pl странствия, путешествия; блуждания по свету
2. pl бред; бессвязные речи
2. [ʹwɒnd(ə)rıŋ] a
1. 1) бродячий; блуждающий

wandering minstrels - ист. бродячие певцы

wandering stars [thoughts, eyes, lights] - блуждающие звёзды [мысли, глаза, огни]

wandering kidney - мед. подвижная /блуждающая/ почка

2) кочевой (о племени)
2. ползучий (о растении)
3. извилистый (о реке, дороге)

Wandering Jew - а) фольк. Вечный жид, Агасфер; б) вечный странник


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  • wandering — [wän′dəriŋ] adj. 1. that wanders; moving from place to place; roaming, roving, straying, etc. 2. nomadic: said of tribes, peoples, etc. 3. winding: said of rivers and roads n. 1. an aimless going about 2. [pl.] travels, esp. when extended and… …   English World dictionary

  • wandering — wanderingly, adv. wanderingness, n. /won deuhr ing/, adj. 1. moving from place to place without a fixed plan; roaming; rambling: wandering tourists. 2. having no permanent residence; nomadic: a wandering tribe of Indians. 3. meandering; winding:… …   Universalium

  • wandering — Moving about; not fixed; abnormally motile. [A.S. wandrian, to wander] * * * wan·der·ing wän də riŋ adj FLOATING <a wandering spleen> wandering n movement of a tooth out of its normal position esp. as a result of periodontal disease * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • wandering — I noun travelling about without any clear destination she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him • Syn: ↑roving, ↑vagabondage • Derivationally related forms: ↑vagabond (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wandering — I. adjective Date: before 12th century characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement: as a. that winds or meanders < a wandering course > b. not keeping a rational or sensible course ; vagrant c. nomadic < wandering tribes > d …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wandering — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wandering in space] Syn. roving, roaming, nomadic, meandering, restless, traveling, jaunting, trekking, drifting, straying, going off, strolling, ranging, prowling, ambulatory, ambulant, straggling, on the road,… …   English dictionary for students

  • wandering — [[t]wɒ̱ndərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Wandering is used to describe people who travel around rather than staying in one place for a long time. [LITERARY] ...a band of wandering musicians. Syn: itinerant …   English dictionary

  • wandering — un·wandering; wandering; …   English syllables


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