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umherstreifen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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

umherstreifen is used for these senses in English:

  • straggle (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

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.

wander — full definition

  1. verb To move around without a fixed destination or purpose.
  2. verb Of the mind or attention, to drift and lose focus.
  3. noun A leisurely, aimless walk.

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