maunder

maun·der

to move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way
to talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel

Origin of maunder

Early Modern English mander, to grumble, growl, probably frequentative of obsolete maund, to beg: sense probably influenced, influence by meander

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maunder

intransitive verb

maun·dered, maun·der·ing, maun·ders

To talk incoherently or aimlessly.
To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.

Origin of maunder

Probably dialectal variant of meander (probably influenced by wander )

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Verb

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

To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
To wander or walk aimlessly.

Noun

(plural maunders)

(obsolete) A beggar.

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