afdwalen — meaning in English

English meaning

• digress verb To wander away from the main topic when speaking or writing.
• straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
• wander verb To move around without a fixed destination or purpose.

Senses

afdwalen is used for these senses in English:

• digress (intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
• straggle (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
• wander (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

straggle — full definition

1. verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
2. verb To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
3. verb Grow or hang messily.
4. verb To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.

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