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Digressing

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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.
interjectingverb(transitive) To say as an interruption or aside.
belaboringverbUS spelling of belabour. [(transitive, obsolete) To labour about; labour over; to work hard upon; to ply diligently.]
delvingverbThe act of one who delves.
prefacingverb(transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
pontificatingverbSynonym of pontification.
hifalutinverbAlternative spelling of highfalutin. [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
veeringverbA motion that veers; a sudden swerve.
elaboratingverb(transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
rephrasedverb(transitive) To say or write something with different wording.
forgettingverbThe mental act by which something is forgotten.
rehashingverbThe act by which something is rehashed.
rambleverb(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
seguesverbTo move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
harpingverb(transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument).

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