digress

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    divagate, stray, wander,
  • (v) wander from a direct or straight course sidetrack, straggle, depart,

Synonyms

divagate stray wander sidetrack straggle depart

Words of close approximity

digression digressive