S: (v) digress (digress%2:32:00::), stray (stray%2:32:00::), divagate (divagate%2:32:00::), wander (wander%2:32:00::) (lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking) "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"