Difference between Meandering and Wandering

MEANDERING vs WANDERING: NOUN

Travelling about without any clear destination
Straying from a desired path.
Aimless thought.
The act of one who wanders; a ramble or peregrination; a journeying hither and thither.
A straying away, as from one's home or the right way; a deviation or digression in any way or from any course: as, the wandering of the thoughts; a wandering from duty.
Incoherence of speech; raving; delirium.
Irregular turning of the eyes.
Travelling with no preset route; roaming.
Disordered speech or delirium.

Roving; roam ing; pursuing no fixed course, plan, or object; unsettled: as, a wandering spirit; wandering habits; a wandering minstrel.
A plant-name: The beefsteak- or strawberry-geranium, Saxifraga sarmentosa; locally, the Kenilworth ivy, Linaria Cymbalaria. One of two or three house-plants, as Zebrina pendula (Trades-cantia zebrina), which are planted in baskets or vessels of water, whence they spread in a straggling fashion. Z. pendula has lance-ovate or oblong leaves which are crim son beneath and green or purplish above, with two broad silvery stripes. Another sort has bright green leaves.
A. & n. from wander, v.
The great white albatross. See Illust. of Albatross.
An animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood.
Any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey.
The whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of Mouse.
A morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney.
A morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also floating kidney, movable kidney.
Any one of several creeping species of Tradescantia, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc.

Traverses, Stretches, Zigzagging, Wander, Stroll, Saunter, Loping, Plodding, Wends, Ramble, Ambling, Indirect, Winding, Wandering, Rambling

Stray, Vagrant, Walking, Indirect, Vagabondage, Mobile, Planetary, Peregrine, Unsettled, Erratic, Nomadic, Winding, Rambling, Roving, Meandering

Snaking, Traverses, Stretches, Zigzagging, Wander, Stroll, Saunter, Loping, Plodding, Wends, Ambling, Indirect, Winding, Wandering, Rambling

Patrolling, Stray, Vagrant, Walking, Indirect, Mobile, Planetary, Peregrine, Unsettled, Erratic, Nomadic, Winding, Rambling, Roving, Meandering

Denver as a small, meandering mountain meadow stream.
From meandering down the beach to visiting neighbors.
Nor is the second part needless or meandering.
Steep wooded banks drop to a meandering creek.
Overlook Four Mile Creek and its meandering curves.
Tyson leading a meandering dog along the beach.
I met a man meandering along the shore.
Atlanta is like a meandering, spread out garden.
Lack of organization, meandering textwrite in outline form.
Meandering Sidewalks Sidewalk easements adjacent to the standard ROW will be required, if necessary, for meandering sidewalks.

Go wandering in the Sun: Susan Sayers, arr.
Deviating, erratic, wandering, out of the common way.
Time did not permit further wandering in Kthela.
Saga of Wandering Sky The saga of Wandering Sky is a tale of hearth and home told by many skalds of the North.
The uneasy, wandering feeling is generally The zigzag is far more hazardous than the wandering feeling.
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans The wandering albatross is one of the largest birds in the world.
Sheep are not to blame for wandering; they know no better; but in men, with reason, conscience, and heavenly light, wandering means sin.
Wandering Skeleton: Wandering Skeleton seen on the outskirts of town.
Wondering how to reach the Soul Wandering realm in Immortal Taoists and unlock Soul Wandering Skill?
They can be regular Wandering, Mysterious Wandering, or Rare Skills Traders.