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Straying

noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    unable to find your way wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity. countable, uncountable

    "The soul is described as a dove who once nested in God's protective shade, and her strayings from the straight and narrow are portrayed as a descent into the defiling world of corporeality[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stray form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Wire netting has been erected in many places to stop straying animals, and most of the level crossing gates are locked and broken."

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