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"wandering" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often roaming (7 letters).
Definitions
travelling about without any clear destination
Word origin
From wander + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“a wandering kidney; a wandering liver”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“No fixed route”9 letters
02“Aimless travel”9 letters
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