maunder

verb

maun·der ˈmȯn-dər How to pronounce maunder (audio)

ˈmän-

maundered; maundering ˈmȯn-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce maunder (audio)

ˈmän-

intransitive verb

chiefly British : grumble

: to wander slowly and idly

: to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly

maunderer

ˈmȯn-dər-ər How to pronounce maunder (audio)

ˈmän-

noun

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Wander Towards Maunder

Maunder looks a lot like meander, and that's not all the two words have in common—both mean "to wander aimlessly," either physically or in speech. Some critics have suggested that while meander can describe a person's verbal and physical rambling, in addition to the wanderings of things like paths and streams, maunder should be limited to wandering words. The problem with that reasoning is that maunder has been used of the physical movements of people since the 18th century, whereas meander didn't acquire that use until the 19th. These days, meander tends to be the more common choice, although maunder does continue to turn up in both applications.

maundering 1 of 3

adjective

as in rambling

passing from one topic to another a long, maundering conversation about what was wrong with the world and how he could fix it

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rambling
wandering
meandering
discursive
digressive
excursive
desultory
leaping
indirect
digressionary
digressional
roundabout
deviating
circuitous
devious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

logical
coherent
consistent
direct
undeviating
straightforward
focused
focussed

maundering

2 of 3

noun

as in prattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

prattle
prattling
drivelling
babbling
jabbering
babble
gabbling
chattering
gabble
rambling
driveling
blabbing
jabber
chatter
drivel
blab
whisper
muttering
murmuring
rumor
mutter
grunting
mumble
undertone
murmur
grunt

maundering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of maunder

as in wandering

to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

Synonyms & Similar Words

wandering
roaming
drifting
meandering
strolling
rambling
cruising
floating
roving
gallivanting
traipsing
ranging
galavanting
mooching
ambling
sauntering
batting
dawdling
moping
knocking (about)
gadding (about)
hoboing
tramping
vagabonding
straggling
kicking around
gypsying
straying
milling (about or around)

as in rattling

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

rambling
rattling
wandering
going on
digressing
straying
prating
chatting
gibbering
blithering
running on
waffling
deviating
prattling
chattering
blabbering
drivelling
jabbering
sidetracking
blathering (on)
gabbling
burbling
driveling
running one's mouth
gabbing
blabbing
pattering
drooling
bumbling

as in complaining

chiefly British to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub

Synonyms & Similar Words

complaining
screaming
whining
muttering
moaning
yammering
whimpering
grumbling
caterwauling
carping
grousing
bellyaching
kvetching
murmuring
bitching
yawping
bleating
squawking
grizzling
grouching
growling
wailing
nagging
griping
worrying
repining
hollering
whinging
yowling
keening
squealing
whingeing
inveighing
crying
grumping
kicking
croaking
crabbing
beefing
caviling
protesting
fussing
yauping
sobbing
quibbling
cavilling
kicking up a stink
blubbering
kicking up a fuss
stewing
fretting
lamenting
bewailing
deploring
bemoaning
quarrelling (with)
quarreling (with)
objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejoicing
enduring
crowing
delighting
bearing
taking
tolerating
accepting
countenancing
applauding
commending
cheering

单词	maundering
释义	maunder verb maun·der ˈmȯn-dər ˈmän- maundered; maundering ˈmȯn-d(ə-)riŋ ˈmän- intransitive verb 1 chiefly British : grumble 2 : to wander slowly and idly 3 : to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly maunderer ˈmȯn-dər-ər ˈmän- noun Did you know? Wander Towards Maunder Maunder looks a lot like meander, and that's not all the two words have in common—both mean "to wander aimlessly," either physically or in speech. Some critics have suggested that while meander can describe a person's verbal and physical rambling, in addition to the wanderings of things like paths and streams, maunder should be limited to wandering words. The problem with that reasoning is that maunder has been used of the physical movements of people since the 18th century, whereas meander didn't acquire that use until the 19th. These days, meander tends to be the more common choice, although maunder does continue to turn up in both applications. Synonyms bat cruise drift float gad (about) gallivant galavant kick around knock (about) meander mooch ramble range roam rove traipse wander See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences maundered all over town on his day off ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour Recent Examples on the Web Hughes ran efficient and productive meetings, with a low tolerance for maundering or side conversation, but he was given pause by the gravity of the occasion. Gideon Lewis-kraus, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2016 Word History Etymology probably imitative First Known Use 1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1 maundering 1 of 3 adjective as in rambling passing from one topic to another a long, maundering conversation about what was wrong with the world and how he could fix it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rambling wandering meandering discursive digressive excursive desultory leaping indirect digressionary digressional roundabout deviating circuitous devious Antonyms & Near Antonyms logical coherent consistent direct undeviating straightforward focused focussed See More maundering 2 of 3 noun as in prattle Synonyms & Similar Words prattle prattling drivelling babbling jabbering babble gabbling chattering gabble rambling driveling blabbing jabber chatter drivel blab whisper muttering murmuring rumor mutter grunting mumble undertone murmur grunt maundering 3 of 3 verb present participle of maunder 1 as in wandering to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off Synonyms & Similar Words wandering roaming drifting meandering strolling rambling cruising floating roving gallivanting traipsing ranging galavanting mooching ambling sauntering batting dawdling moping knocking (about) gadding (about) hoboing tramping vagabonding straggling kicking around gypsying straying milling (about or around) 2 as in rattling to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour Synonyms & Similar Words rambling rattling wandering going on digressing straying prating chatting gibbering blithering running on waffling deviating prattling chattering blabbering drivelling jabbering sidetracking blathering (on) gabbling burbling driveling running one's mouth gabbing blabbing pattering drooling bumbling 3 as in complaining chiefly British to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub Synonyms & Similar Words complaining screaming whining muttering moaning yammering whimpering grumbling caterwauling carping grousing bellyaching kvetching murmuring bitching yawping bleating squawking grizzling grouching growling wailing nagging griping worrying repining hollering whinging yowling keening squealing whingeing inveighing crying grumping kicking croaking crabbing beefing caviling protesting fussing yauping sobbing quibbling cavilling kicking up a stink blubbering kicking up a fuss stewing fretting lamenting bewailing deploring bemoaning quarrelling (with) quarreling (with) objecting (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejoicing enduring crowing delighting bearing taking tolerating accepting countenancing applauding commending cheering See More
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