Verb digress has 2 senses
  1. digress, stray, divagate, wander - 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"
    --1 is one way to tell
    Derived forms: noun digression1, noun digression2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle - wander from a direct or straight course
    --2 is one way to deviate, divert
    Derived form: noun digression3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
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