Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1529]
2 : to go astray in conduct or thought; especially : to become delirious
Synonyms
gad, gallivant, knock, maunder, meander, mope, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse; also amble, saunter, stroll; straggle, stray; prowl, tramp, travel
wan·der·er noun : one that wanders
Synonyms
drifter, nomad, rambler, rover, stroller, vagabond—more at NOMAD
wandering Jew noun : either of two trailing or creeping plants cultivated for their showy and often white-striped foliage
wan·der·lust noun : strong longing for or impulse toward wandering
1wane verb waned; wan·ing 1 : to grow gradually smaller or less 2 : to lose power, prosperity, or influence 3 : to draw near an end Synonyms abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, subside, taper—more at DECREASE 2wane noun : a waning (as in size or power); also : a period in which something is waning wan·gle verb wan·gled; wan·gling 1 : to obtain by sly or devious means; also : to use trickery or questionable means to achieve an end 2 : to adjust or manipulate esp. for personal or fraudulent ends; also : FINAGLE Synonyms [1, 2] contrive, finagle, finesse, frame, machinate, maneuver, mastermind, negotiate wan·na–be also wan·na·bee noun : a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else 1want verb 1 : to fail to possess : LACK 2 : to feel the need of <~ed a chance to rest> 3 : to be in need of : REQUIRE 4 : to desire earnestly : WISH Synonyms [2, 3] demand, necessitate, need, require, take, warrant—more at NEED [4] ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, thirst, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE 2want noun 1 : a lack of a required or usual amount 2 : dire need : DESTITUTION 3 : something wanted : DESIRE 4 : personal defect : FAULT Synonyms [1] dearth, deficiency, deficit, failure, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarcity, shortage—more at DEFICIENCY [1] absence, lack, need—more at NEED [2] beggary, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, pauperism, penury, poverty—more at POVERTY 1wanting adjective 1 : not present or in evidence : ABSENT 2 : falling below standards or expectations 3 : lacking in ability or capacity : DEFICIENT <~ in common sense> Synonyms [1] absent, missing, nonexistent—more at ABSENT [2, 3] deficient, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, short, shy—more at SHORT 2wanting preposition 1 : LESS, MINUS