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maunder

UK/ˈmɔːndə//ˈmɔndɚ/

maunder verb: to speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.

Verb

maunder (third-person singular simple present maunders, present participle maundering, simple past and past participle maundered)

  1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
    • He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils.1826, [Walter Scott], Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees...
    • "Not so fast, Lady Cecilia; not yet;" and now Louisa went on with a medical maundering. "As to low spirits, my dear Cecilia, I must say I agree with Sir Sib Pennyfeather, who tells me it is not mere common low spirits […]"1834, Maria Edgeworth, Helen: v. 3, ch. V
    Synonyms:
    babble, prattle, ramble
  2. To wander or walk aimlessly.
    • [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.1959 April 24, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 35
    Synonyms:
    ramble, wander
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To beg; to whine like a beggar.

Noun

maunder (plural maunders)

  1. (obsolete) A beggar.

Proper noun capitalized: Maunder

Maunder

  1. A surname.

maunder meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

maunder in Tamil

ஊன்றிய கருத்தின்றி இயங்கு, வேறு கவனத்துடன் செயலாற்று, பொருத்தமின்றி வேறு நினைப்பாகப்பேசு

maunder in Urdu

گلہ کرنا

maunder in Malayalam

prattle, ramble, blather
പരസ്പരബന്ധമില്ലാതെ സംസാരിക്കുക, പുലമ്പുക, ഉലമ്പുക, ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ സംസാരിക്കുക, അതുമിതും പറയുക, വായിൽ തോന്നിയതു പറയുക
meander, wander, drift
ചുറ്റിസഞ്ചരിക്കുക, യഥേഷ്ടം വിഹരിക്കുക, ചുറ്റിനടക്കുക, അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുക, അലഞ്ഞുനടക്കുക, ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ ചുറ്റിസഞ്ചരിക്കുക

Synonyms of maunder

Forms of maunder

Verb
third-person singular presentmaunders
present participlemaundering
past participlemaundered
pastmaundered
Noun
pluralmaunders

Origin of maunder

From earlier maund (“to beg”).

Words formed from maunder

Phrases with maunder

Questions about maunder

What does maunder mean?
Maunder means to speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
What is maunder in Tamil?
Maunder in Tamil is ஊன்றிய கருத்தின்றி இயங்கு, வேறு கவனத்துடன் செயலாற்று, பொருத்தமின்றி வேறு நினைப்பாகப்பேசு. See Maunder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is maunder?
Maunder can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce maunder?
Maunder is pronounced /ˈmɔːndə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of maunder?
The past tense of maunder is maundered.

Words near maunder in the dictionary

  1. Maunday coin
  2. Maunday coins
  3. Maunday money
  4. Maunday Thursday
  5. maunded
  6. maunder
  7. Maunder minima
  8. Maunder minimum
  9. Maunder minimums
  10. maundered
  11. maunderer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: maunder (page history and authors); Maunder (page history and authors); maunder (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maunder (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maunder (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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