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Digresses

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straggleverbTo move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
divagateverb(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
strayverb(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
wanderverb(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
departverb(intransitive) To leave.
sidetrackverbTo divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
veersverb(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
seguesverbTo move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
belaborsverbUS spelling of belabour. [(transitive, obsolete) To labour about; labour over; to work hard upon; to ply diligently.]
wandersverb(intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
delvesverb(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
elidesverbTo leave out or omit (something).
meandersverb(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage
ruminatesverb(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
explicatesverb(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
intuitsverb(ambitransitive) To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
rephrasesverb(transitive) To say or write something with different wording.
narratesverb(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
devolvesverb(especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
expoundsverb(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.

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