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straying

adjective

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Wiktionary

noun

  1. The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity.

    “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. present participle and gerund of stray

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