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View usage for: maunder in British English (ˈmɔːndə) verb(intransitive) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly Derived forms maunderer (ˈmaunderer) noun maundering (ˈmaundering) adjective Word origin C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicantmaunder in American English (ˈmɔndər) verb intransitive1. to move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way 2. to talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel Derived forms maunderer (ˈmaunderer) noun Word origin Early ModE mander, to grumble, growl, prob. freq. of obs. maund, to beg: sense prob. infl. by meander Synonyms of 'maunder'chatter, rabbit (on), ramble, babble idle, drift, potter, stray More Synonyms of maunder Definition to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly Synonyms rabbit (on) (British, informal) blether Definition to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly Synonyms potter traipse (informal) mooch (slang) dilly-dally (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to talk in a quick, foolish, or muddled way They all babbled simultaneously. Synonyms gabble, chatter, gush, spout, waffle (informal, British), splutter, gaggle, burble, prattle, gibber, rabbit on (British, informal), jabber, prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) He kept on blathering about incompetence. Synonyms chatter, ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, British), rabbit on (British, informal), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, jabber, gabble, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prateDefinition to walk slowly or lag behind They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. Synonyms waste time, potter, trail, lag, idle, loaf, hang about, dally, loiter, dilly-dally (informal), drag your feet or heels - maturity
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Additional synonymsDefinition to dawdle or waste time Synonyms delay, hesitate, linger, potter, hover, falter, waver, fluctuate, trifle, dither (British), dawdle, dally, loiter, vacillate, procrastinate, hum and haw, shillyshally (informal) Definition to move aimlessly from one place or activity to another People drifted around the room. Synonyms wander, stroll, stray, roam, meander, rove, range, straggle, traipse (informal), stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to speak rapidly and indistinctly The child sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly. Synonyms prattle, chatter, babble, gibber, jabber, rattle, rabbit on (British, informal), blab, blabber, run off at the mouth (slang), gush, spout, waffle (informal, British) Definition to loiter or lounge around in an idle way She studied, and I just loafed around. Synonyms idle, hang around, take it easy, lie around, loiter, loll, laze, lounge around, doss (British, slang), veg out (slang), be indolent She meandered on, stopping now and again for a breath. Synonyms ramble, rabbit (British, informal), rattle, chatter, waffle (British, informal), witter (British, informal), prattle, natter (British, informal), maunder, blether, prate (rare), earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to chatter in a foolish or childish way She prattled on until I wanted to scream. Synonyms chatter, babble, waffle (informal, British), run on, rabbit on (British, informal), witter on (informal), patter, drivel, clack, twitter, jabber, gabble, rattle on, blather, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to speak or write in a confused style Sometimes she tended to ramble. Synonyms babble, go on, gas, wander, rabbit (on) (British, informal), rattle, chatter, spout (informal), waffle (informal, British), drivel, drone on, gab, twitter, digress, jabber, gabble, rattle on, maunder, witter on (informal), blether, expatiate, run off at the mouth (slang) Definition to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction freedom to ramble across the moors Synonyms walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Australian), perambulate, stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), peregrinate Definition to talk quickly and at length about something unimportant I listened in silence as Sam rattled on. Synonyms prattle, rabbit (on) (British, informal), chatter, witter (informal), cackle, yak (away) (slang), gibber, jabber, gabble, blether, prate, run on, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to linger behind or wander from a main line or part They came straggling up the cliff road. Synonyms trail, drift, wander, range, lag, stray, roam, ramble, rove, loiter, string out Additional synonymsDefinition to wander away from the correct path or from a given area A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray. Synonyms wander, roam, go astray, range, drift, meander, rove, straggle, lose your way, be abandoned or lost, stra Definition to speak or write in a vague and wordy manner some guy on TV waffling on about some new product Synonyms chatter, rabbit (on) (British, informal), babble, drivel, prattle, jabber, gabble, rattle on, verbalize, blather, witter on (informal), blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to chatter or babble pointlessly or at unnecessary length She witters on about unimportant things. Synonyms chatter, chat, rabbit (on) (British, informal), babble, waffle (informal, British), cackle, twaddle, clack, burble, gab (informal), prattle, tattle, jabber, blab, gabble, blather, blether, prate, earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang) |