wander

/ˈwän-dər/

Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist

verb

  1. to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal

  2. to go idly about : ramble

  3. to follow a winding course : meander

wandering around the house

wander roam ramble rove traipse meander mean to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose. wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course. roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

idiom

  1. to go for a walk