Wayfaring - English meaning

adjective

Carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

A drifting ocean liner

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

adjective

Moving slowly, usually with no one or nothing controlling the direction

Usage examples:

He fell asleep at the wheel of the drifting ship., dark, drifting clouds covered the moon., the dri…

adjective

Buoyant or suspended in water or air.

Usage examples:

A floating platform

verb

Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Usage examples:

She relaxed, floating gently in the water

adjective

Not fixed in one position, place, or level

Usage examples:

The city has a large floating population (= people who move around a lot)., the bank has offered us…

noun

The activity of going for long walks, especially across country.

Usage examples:

She enjoys hiking and climbing in her spare time

verb

Walk for a long distance, especially across country.

Usage examples:

They hiked across the moors

noun

The activity of going for long walks in the countryside

Usage examples:

Go hiking we're going hiking in the sierra nevada.

adjective

Travelling from place to place.

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Itinerant traders

noun

A person who travels from place to place.

Usage examples:

A party of itinerants travelling in around 24 vehicles arrived at the factory on sunday evening.

adjective

(of a person) traveling from one place to another, usually to work for a short period

Usage examples:

Itinerant farm workers

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Present participle of journey

Usage examples:

As we journeyed south, the landscape became drier and rockier.

verb

(of an animal, typically a bird or fish) move from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.

Usage examples:

As autumn arrives, the birds migrate south

verb

Present participle of migrate

Usage examples:

These animals migrate annually in search of food., in september, these birds migrate 2,000 miles so…

adjective

Denoting an animal that migrates.

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Migratory birds

adjective

Having the characteristic of moving regularly to another place

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Migratory birds

adjective

Living the life of a nomad; wandering.

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Nomadic herdsmen

adjective

Moving from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time

Usage examples:

Nomadic people/herdsmen, a nomadic life/existence

adjective

Travelling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.

Usage examples:

The peripatetic nature of military life

noun

A person who travels from place to place, especially a teacher who works in more than one school or college.

Usage examples:

Peripatetics have been cut under local management of schools

adjective

(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

Usage examples:

A rambling six-hour speech

noun

The activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.

Usage examples:

A rambling club

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

adjective

Moving about aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.

Usage examples:

Roaming herds of reindeer

noun

The practice of using a mobile phone on another operator's network, typically while abroad.

Usage examples:

Eu officials have been cutting the fees companies can charge for roaming

verb

Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.

Usage examples:

Tigers once roamed over most of asia

adjective

Constantly moving from one area or place to another.

Usage examples:

The fragments of pottery were believed to belong to a community of roving hunter-gatherers

noun

A sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning.

Usage examples:

The energy used to create the fibers - it starts with a plant, then the cords are removed, the mate…

verb

Travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

Usage examples:

He spent most of the 1990s roving about the caribbean

verb

Make a tour of (an area).

Usage examples:

He decided to tour france

noun

A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.

Usage examples:

A motoring tour of scotland

noun

A journey made by performers or a sports team, in which they perform or play in several different places.

Usage examples:

Ireland's eight-match tour of new zealand

adjective

Going or being transported from place to place.

Usage examples:

A travelling exhibition of dutch 17th-century masterpieces

noun

The action or activity of going from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

One thing i've learned from travelling is that you have to respect other countries

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

An act of travelling or an outing on foot.

Usage examples:

He was too restless to sleep, so he went out for a walk

noun

A route recommended or marked out for recreational walking.

Usage examples:

There are picnic places and waymarked walks

adjective

Travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant.

Usage examples:

A wandering preacher

verb

Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.

Usage examples:

I wandered through the narrow streets