maunder

[ mawn-der ]

/ ˈmɔn dər /

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verb (used without object)

to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.

to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner: He maundered through life without a single ambition.

Origin of maunder

First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM maunder

maun·der·er, noun

Words nearby maunder

Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea Observatory, mauna loa, maunche, maund, maunder, Maunder minimum, maundy, Maundy money, Maundy Thursday, maungy

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Example sentences from the Web for maunder

It's young for him still—Hold on, Olive; I'm not going to maunder!
The Brentons|Anna Chapin Ray
Even stern Maunder was sorry for him, although he despised him for feeling it.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
In a later paper Maunder reached similar results for magnetic storms at Greenwich from 1848 to 1881.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
We will have our own supper by-and-by, when Maunder comes home, and your mother is ready.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore

All very well to poetize and maunder about in quiet Hazlewood; but, by Jove!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860|Various

British Dictionary definitions for maunder

maunder

/ (ˈmɔːndə) /

verb

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

Derived forms of maunder

maunderer, nounmaundering, adjective

Word Origin for maunder

C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant

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单词	maunder
释义	maunder [ mawn-der ] / ˈmɔn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maunder ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way. to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner: He maundered through life without a single ambition. Origin of maunder First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM maunder maun·der·er, noun Words nearby maunder Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea Observatory, mauna loa, maunche, maund, maunder, Maunder minimum, maundy, Maundy money, Maundy Thursday, maungy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maunder It's young for him still—Hold on, Olive; I'm not going to maunder! The Brentons\|Anna Chapin Ray Even stern Maunder was sorry for him, although he despised him for feeling it. Mary Anerley\|R. D. Blackmore In a later paper Maunder reached similar results for magnetic storms at Greenwich from 1848 to 1881. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various We will have our own supper by-and-by, when Maunder comes home, and your mother is ready. Mary Anerley\|R. D. Blackmore All very well to poetize and maunder about in quiet Hazlewood; but, by Jove! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860\|Various British Dictionary definitions for maunder maunder / (ˈmɔːndə) / verb (intr) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly Derived forms of maunder maunderer, nounmaundering, adjective Word Origin for maunder C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maunder ramble, stray, drift, wander, roam, deviate, babble, drivel, mouth, mutter, blather, mumble
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maunder

verb (used without object)

Origin of maunder

OTHER WORDS FROM maunder

Words nearby maunder

Example sentences from the Web for maunder

British Dictionary definitions for maunder

verb

Derived forms of maunder

Word Origin for maunder

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