What is the meaning of straying?

verb

  • Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
    • usage: "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"
  • Wander from a direct course or at random.
    • usage: "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
  • Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.
    • usage: "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

adjective

  • Unable to find your way.
    • usage: "found the straying sheep"
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