straying

English

Verb

straying

  1. present participle of stray

Noun

straying (plural strayings)

  1. The act of one who strays; deviation or sin - often sexual infidelity.
    • 2002, Adena Tanenbaum, The Contemplative Soul
      The soul is described as a dove who once nested in God's protective shade, and her strayings from the straight and narrow are portrayed as a descent into the defiling world of corporeality […]

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