Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 11 compound words that contain wandering. The most common are listed below. Open wandering in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- Wandering JewA Jewish shoemaker who, in the Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until the return of Jesus (ie. the second coming).
- wandering whistling duckDendrocygna arcuata, a species of whistling duck.
- wandering albatrossA large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
- wandering spiderAny spider of the family Ctenidae, some of which have a reputation of being extremely aggressive.
- wandering starA star which seems to move in the sky; a planet.
- Brazilian wandering spiderA South American spider of the genus Phoneutria with a medically significant bite.
- wandering setIn dynamical systems and ergodic theory, a formalization of a certain idea of movement and mixing.
- wandering officerA law enforcement officer who is fired, forced to resign, or leaves a police department under the threat of termination for misconduct, and subsequently gets hired by another law enforcement agency.
- wandering sailorAny of species Cymbalaria muralis of plants.
- wandering starsplural of wandering star: A star which seems to move in the sky; a planet.
- wandering spleenA birth defect due to the absence of one of the ligaments that holds the spleen in place
- wandering wombA "displaced uterus", formerly believed in Europe to afflict women.
- wandering pennantA libellulid dragonfly, Macrodiplax cora, of Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia.
- wandering percherA libellulid dragonfly, Diplacodes bipunctata, of Australia and Pacific Ocean islands.
- Brazilian wandering spidersplural of Brazilian wandering spider: A South American spider of the genus Phoneutria with a medically significant bite.
- wandering Jewsplural of wandering Jew: A Jewish shoemaker who, in the Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until the return of Jesus (ie. the second coming).
- wandering nerveSynonym of vagus nerve: Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.
- wandering nervesplural of wandering nerve: Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.
- wandering offpresent participle and gerund of wander off
- wandering setsplural of wandering set: In dynamical systems and ergodic theory, a formalization of a certain idea of movement and mixing.
- wandering spidersplural of wandering spider: Any spider of the family Ctenidae, some of which have a reputation of being extremely aggressive.
- wandering pennantsplural of wandering pennant: A libellulid dragonfly, Macrodiplax cora, of Africa, tropical Asia, and Australia.
- wandering whistling ducksplural of wandering whistling duck: Dendrocygna arcuata, a species of whistling duck.
- wandering albatrossesplural of wandering albatross: A large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
- wandering wombsplural of wandering womb: A "displaced uterus", formerly believed in Europe to afflict women.
Compound words 11
- nightwanderingWandering at night; noctivagant.
- nonwanderingNot wandering; not being a wandering set, wandering point, etc.
- unwanderingNot wandering.
- wanderinglySo as to wander; while wandering.
- prewanderingPrior to a wandering stage (in any of various contexts)
- wanderingnessThe quality of wandering; tendency to wander.
- outwanderingpresent participle and gerund of outwander
- forwanderingpresent participle and gerund of forwander
- mindwanderingA temporary lack of mental concentration
- miswanderingpresent participle and gerund of miswander