to move around a place without purpose

[alpacinou]

Hello,

I am writing a story. I want to suggest that a lot of people were moving in a shopping mall without a purpose or direction. What verb can I use which has that meaning?

Also, what if I want to suggest that they all move in the lives without purpose or direction? What can I say?

 

[Rover_KE]

They're meandering/drifting/roaming/wandering.

 

[tedmc]

rambling, roving, gallivanting, loafing

 

[alpacinou]

What do you think about this?

The people were wandering aimlessly in the mall. That's what they do in life too. They meander without a purpose to reach nowhere.

 

[Skrej]

milling around/about

 

[alpacinou]

What do you think about this?

The people were wandering aimlessly in the mall. That's what they do in life too. They meander without a purpose to reach nowhere.

How well does this work?

 

[tedmc]

How well does this work?

I think these words are tautologous:

-aimlessly
-without a purpose