STRAY (evolving mood)
noun
• a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost
• a person or thing that strays
verb
: WANDER: such as
• to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits
• to roam about without fixed direction or purpose
• to move in a winding course : MEANDER
• to move without conscious or intentional effort eyes straying absently around the room
• to become distracted from an argument or train of thought strayed from the point
• to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route
adjective
• having strayed or escaped from a proper or intended place a stray dog
• occurring at random or sporadically stray thoughts
• not serving any useful purpose : UNWANTEDstray light
