maunder

[ mawn-der ]

verb (used without object)

1. to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
2. to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner:

   He maundered through life without a single ambition.

maunder

/ ˈmɔːndə /

verb

1. intr to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly

Derived Forms

• ˈmaundering, adjective
• ˈmaunderer, noun

Other Words From

• maunder·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of maunder¹

First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of maunder¹

C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant

Example Sentences

This one has a lot of maundering about fate and free will, which I can do without.

From Washington Post

And while they maunder along they stifle the forces of life which are trying to break through.

From Project Gutenberg

On this point Maunder adds:—“If this be a mere chance coincidence, it seems to me a most extraordinary one.”

From Project Gutenberg

Though of course—Oh, how one does maunder on and to think, to think of the people who are really poor.

From Project Gutenberg

Apian continued to maunder over the Ptolemaic theory and astrology in his lecture-room.

From Project Gutenberg

Maunder regarded his results as demonstrating that magnetic disturbances originate in the sun.

From Project Gutenberg