maunder

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /ˈmɔndɚ/ UK /ˈmɔːndə/
verb Freq #297294

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to speak in a disorganized... babbleprattleramble
Word family
Derived forms maunderingly
Related forms maunderermaundering

Etymology

From earlier maund (“to beg”).

Topics

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