maunder (redirected from maunders)

maun·der  (môndr, män-)

intr.v. maun·dered, maun·der·ing, maun·ders

1. To talk incoherently or aimlessly.

2. To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.

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[Probably dialectal variant of meander (probably influenced by wander).]

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maunder [ˈmɔːndə]

vb

(intr) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly

[perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant]

maunderer  n

maundering  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	maunder - wander aimlessly                     rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
	2.	maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice mumble, mussitate, mutter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	3.	maunder - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blabber, blab, clack, chatter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"

Translations

maunder [ˈmɔːndəʳ] VI → divagar