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streunen

to roam, to wander aimlessly

verb SHTROY-nen Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to prowl (of animals)

Usage Note

streunen implies wandering without a set destination, often with a slightly vagabond connotation. It is regularly used for stray cats and dogs (streunende Katze) but also for people drifting around a city or market: durch die Altstadt streunen (to wander through the old town).

Examples

"Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag durch den Markt gestreunt."

Natural Translation

We wandered around the market all afternoon.

Literal Translation

We have the whole afternoon through the market roamed.

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