Meaning

2 senses

  1. To wander about.

  2. To maunder, to talk incoherently.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Don't get your dander up, but I have bad news to tell you.

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  2. He got his dander up.

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Origin

Alteration of dandle or daddle

Alteration of dandle or daddle

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Forms

danders, dandering, dandered, dandered
Base formdander · to dander
3rd person singulardanders
Present participledandering
Past simpledandered
Past participledandered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydander
he, she, itdanders

Past simpleLesson

all personsdandered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dandered
he, she, ithas dandered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dander

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddanderer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
danceA1dancerA2dandelionB2dandruffdandy
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