- maundered
- maun·der || 'mÉ”ËndÉ™(r) v. wander about in a dreamy or careless manner; chatter aimlessly in an idle fashion; rumble; growl; complain, mutter discontentedly, grumble (British)
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maun´der|ing|ly — maun|der «MN duhr», intransitive verb. 1. to talk in a rambling, foolish way: »People who maunder talk much but say little. SYNONYM(S): drivel. 2. to move or act in an aimless or confused manner: »The injured man maundered about in a daze. The… … Useful english dictionary
maun´der|er — maun|der «MN duhr», intransitive verb. 1. to talk in a rambling, foolish way: »People who maunder talk much but say little. SYNONYM(S): drivel. 2. to move or act in an aimless or confused manner: »The injured man maundered about in a daze. The… … Useful english dictionary
maun|der — «MN duhr», intransitive verb. 1. to talk in a rambling, foolish way: »People who maunder talk much but say little. SYNONYM(S): drivel. 2. to move or act in an aimless or confused manner: »The injured man maundered about in a daze. The drunken man … Useful english dictionary
maunder — intransitive verb (maundered; maundering) Etymology: probably imitative Date: 1621 1. chiefly British grumble 2. to wander slowly and idly 3. to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly • maunderer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
maunder — maunderer, n. /mawn deuhr/, v.i. 1. to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way. 2. to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner: He maundered through life without a single ambition. [1615 25; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
maunder, meander — Maunder means to talk in a meaningless, rambling, foolish way : The speaker maundered on and on for what seemed hours. Meander means to ramble, to wander aimlessly, to go by an indirect course : The stream meandered down the mountainside. It is… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
maunder — (v.) to wander about aimlessly, c.1746, earlier to mumble, grumble (1620s), both senses perhaps from frequentative of maund to beg (1560s), which is possibly from Fr. mendier to beg, from L. mendicare (see MENDICANT (Cf. mendicant)). Related:… … Etymology dictionary
