Word

digress, v.
(digressed, digresses, digressing)
freq. cnt. 1

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

digress divagate stray wander

sample sentences

"She always digresses when telling a story"
"her mind wanders"
"Don't digress when you give a lecture"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

digressive digression digression

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

divagation divagation

semantic pointers

hypernym

tell

wander from a direct or straight course
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

depart digress sidetrack straggle

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

straggle straggler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

digression

semantic pointers

hypernym

deviate, divert