What does 彷徨く mean in Japanese?

to loiter, to hang around, to wander around, to prowl, to roam

彷徨く (Urotsuku) — to loiter · Japanese Dictionary

うろつく

Urotsuku

Usually written in kana.

godan verb, intransitive verbto loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

真夜中は幽霊がうろつく時刻だと考えられている。
Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.
私はあの宝石店のあたりをうろついていたので、泥棒の嫌疑をかけられた。
I was suspected of being a thief because I was hanging about near the jeweler's.

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