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maunder
maun·der M0158900 (môn′dər, 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. [Probably dialectal variant of meander (probably influenced by wander).]maunder (ˈmɔːndə) vb (intr) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly[C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant] ˈmaunderer n ˈmaundering adjmaun•der (ˈmɔn dər) v.i. 1. to talk ramblingly or unintelligibly. 2. to wander. [1615–25; imitative] maun′der•er, n. maunder Past participle: maundered Gerund: maundering
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I maunder | you maunder | he/she/it maunders | we maunder | you maunder | they maunder |
Preterite |
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I maundered | you maundered | he/she/it maundered | we maundered | you maundered | they maundered |
Present Continuous |
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I am maundering | you are maundering | he/she/it is maundering | we are maundering | you are maundering | they are maundering |
Present Perfect |
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I have maundered | you have maundered | he/she/it has maundered | we have maundered | you have maundered | they have maundered |
Past Continuous |
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I was maundering | you were maundering | he/she/it was maundering | we were maundering | you were maundering | they were maundering |
Past Perfect |
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I had maundered | you had maundered | he/she/it had maundered | we had maundered | you had maundered | they had maundered |
Future |
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I will maunder | you will maunder | he/she/it will maunder | we will maunder | you will maunder | they will maunder |
Future Perfect |
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I will have maundered | you will have maundered | he/she/it will have maundered | we will have maundered | you will have maundered | they will have maundered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be maundering | you will be maundering | he/she/it will be maundering | we will be maundering | you will be maundering | they will be maundering |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been maundering | you have been maundering | he/she/it has been maundering | we have been maundering | you have been maundering | they have been maundering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been maundering | you will have been maundering | he/she/it will have been maundering | we will have been maundering | you will have been maundering | they will have been maundering |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been maundering | you had been maundering | he/she/it had been maundering | we had been maundering | you had been maundering | they had been maundering |
Conditional |
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I would maunder | you would maunder | he/she/it would maunder | we would maunder | you would maunder | they would maunder |
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I would have maundered | you would have maundered | he/she/it would have maundered | we would have maundered | you would have maundered | they would have maundered | ThesaurusVerb | 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 voicemumble, mussitate, muttermouth, 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 incessantlygabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blabber, blab, clack, chattermouth, 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" | Translationsmaunder Related to maunder: approbatorySynonyms for maunderverb wander aimlesslyRelated Words- rove
- stray
- roam
- vagabond
- wander
- swan
- ramble
- range
- drift
- tramp
- cast
- roll
verb talk indistinctlySynonymsRelated Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlySynonyms- gabble
- gibber
- palaver
- piffle
- prate
- prattle
- tattle
- tittle-tattle
- twaddle
- blabber
- blab
- clack
- chatter
Related Words- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
- blather
- blether
- blither
- smatter
- babble
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