Verb
- 1. digress, stray, divagate, wander, tell
- usage: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
- 2. sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle, deviate, divert
- usage: wander from a direct or straight course
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