Translations

2 languages

Meaning

3 senses
  1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.

  2. To wander or walk aimlessly.

    wander aimlessly

  3. (intransitive, obsolete)To beg; to whine like a beggar.

Origin

From earlier maund (“to beg”).

From earlier maund (“to beg”).

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Forms

maunders, maundering, maundered, maundered

regular · Lesson

Base formmaunder · to maunder
3rd person singularmaunders
Present participlemaundering
Past simplemaundered
Past participlemaundered

Tenses

maunder · maundered · will maunder · have maundered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymaunder
he, she, itmaunders

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill maunder

Past simpleLesson

all personsmaundered

Synonyms

19 synonyms
To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner:babbleC2prattleramble
To wander or walk aimlessly:wanderA2
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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