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▪ I. maundering, vbl. n.|ˈmɔːndərɪŋ|
[f. maunder v.2 + -ing1.]
†1. The action of grumbling or muttering. Obs.
1611Middleton & Dekker Roaring Girle L, Mol. Be sure you meete mee there. Trap. Without any more maundring I'le doo't. a1716South Serm. (1823) V. 245 The maunderings of discontent are like the voice and behaviour of a swine. 1740tr. De Mouhy's Fort. Country-Maid (1741) II. 262 [She] had not digested the Blows, nor the continual Maundering she had undergone. 1816Scott Old Mort. v, The principal object of her maundering was to display her consequence and love of power.
2. Rambling or drivelling talk; dotage.
1860Emerson Cond. Life, Worship Wks. (Bohn) II. 397 In creeds never was such levity; witness the..maundering of Mormons. 1882Garden 30 Dec. 577/3 The crazy maunderings of sentimental anti-vivisectionists. 1903Edin. Rev. Oct. 282 The non possumus of the Vatican left an impression of senile maundering.
▪ II. † ˈmaundering, ppl. a.1
[f. maunder v.1 + -ing2.]
Begging.
1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Begger Wks. i. 100/1 Suppose a Begger to be in the shape of a maundering or wandering souldier.
▪ III. maundering, ppl. a.2|ˈmɔːndərɪŋ|
[f. maunder v.2 + -ing2.]
† Grumbling (obs.); wandering aimlessly; doting, drivelling.
1848Kingsley Saint's Trag. i. iii, Sour old maids, and maundering Magdalens. 1850Blackie æschylus II. 69 Lest with idiocy the thunder Harshly blast your maundering wits. 1865Trollope Belton Est. xvi, The squire with a maundering voice drawled out some expression of regret. 1904Blackw. Mag. Feb. 191/2 Nothing is more irritating to an active long-striding sportsman..than a sluggish maundering dog. |