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maundered

maundered is the simple past and past participle of maunder.

Meaning of maunder

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...
    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.

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Questions about maundered

What is maundered the simple past and past participle of?
Maundered is the simple past and past participle of maunder.

Words near maundered in the dictionary

  1. maunded
  2. maunder
  3. Maunder minima
  4. Maunder minimum
  5. Maunder minimums
  6. maundered
  7. maunderer
  8. maunderers
  9. maundering
  10. maunderingly
  11. maunderings

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