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straying

SaySTRAY-ing/ˈstɹeɪɪŋ/

Noun pluralstrayings

2 meanings of straying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of stray. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.

    Our dog keeps straying into the neighbor's yard.

    The teacher saw that some kids were straying from the trail.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Going away from what is right, or doing wrong, often by cheating on a partner.

    She forgave his straying, but she never forgot it.

    His diary lists his many strayings from the strict diet his doctor gave him.

    Similardeviation, infidelity, lapse

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straying is a form of stray

stray, verb: To move away from the path or direction you were meant to follow. Full entry

Forms
straystrays he/she/itstraying -ing formstrayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
stray → straying: add -ing

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