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maun·der
 maunder
- pronunciation:
- mawn
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
maundered, maundering, maunders |
| definition 1: |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble.
The police failed to get answers from the witness, who maundered on about her own troubles.- synonyms:
- babble, blather, chatter, meander, ramble
- similar words:
- gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle
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| definition 2: |
to act or wander without purpose or direction.
- synonyms:
- meander, wander
- similar words:
- digress, divagate, drift, gad, ramble, range, stray, traipse
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| related words: |
deviate, digress, drift, ramble, wander |
| derivation: |
maunderer (n.) |
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