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A wandering or strolling.

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  1. n. A wandering or strolling.
  2. n. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose.
  3. n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
  4. 1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.] 2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a child." Spectator. They changed their minds, Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. Milton.
  5. n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)