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(verb) divagate, digress, stray
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
She always digresses when telling a story; her mind wanders; Don't digress when you give a lecture
(verb) tramp, swan, stray, drift, cast, roam, ramble, range, vagabond, roll, rove
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods; roving vagabonds; the wandering Jew; The cattle roam across the prairie; the laborers drift from one town to the next; They rolled from town to town
(verb) meander, weave, wind, thread
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
the river winds through the hills; the path meanders through the vineyards; sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
(verb) betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
She cheats on her husband; Might her husband be wandering?