maunder

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But I submit--Heaven's will be done Thus continued the Antiquary to maunder, as his sister expressed it, during the whole time of breakfast, while, despite of sugar and honey, and all the comforts of a Scottish morning tea-table, his reflections rendered the meal bitter to all who heard them.

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  1. intransitive verb To talk incoherently or aimlessly.
  2. intransitive verb To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.

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  • Perhaps this is the key to Eat Pray Love's success; that after spending all that time watching and listening to the agonies of Conway, Gilbert went off and listened to herself in a way that thrilled lots of women who'd been listening to their own men maunder on for years. —  The Guardian World News
  • Estimating the sun's radiative output during the maunder minimum. —  New Content on CO2 Science
  • They make me homesick Don't maunder," said Chillingworth in polite criticism. —  Romance Island
  • But I submit--Heaven's will be done Thus continued the Antiquary to maunder, as his sister expressed it, during the whole time of breakfast, while, despite of sugar and honey, and all the comforts of a Scottish morning tea-table, his reflections rendered the meal bitter to all who heard them. —  The Antiquary — Complete
  • They have got their quietus_, and they still continue to 'maunder' on with objections long since disposed of. —  Note Book of an English Opium-Eater
 

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  1. Probably dialectal variant of meander (probably influenced by wander).

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  1. from maund + -er.
  2. Formerly also mander; from maunder, n.
 

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/ˈmɔndər/
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