maunder

== English == === Etymology === From earlier maund (“to beg”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːndə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔndɚ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /mɑndɚ/ === Verb === maunder (third-person singular simple present maunders, present participle maundering, simple past and past participle maundered) To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. To wander or walk aimlessly. (intransitive, obsolete) To beg; to whine like a beggar. ==== Synonyms ==== (speak in a disorganized manner): babble, prattle, ramble (walk aimlessly): ramble, wander ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== maunderer maundering ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Samuel Johnson (1827), A Dictionary of the English Language: “2. To wander about in a thoughtful manner; to talk confusedly; [perhaps from the Gael. mandagh, a stutterer.] A northern word. It is written both maunder and mander.” === Noun === maunder (plural maunders) (obsolete) A beggar. === Anagrams === Mundare, duramen, manured, unarmed, undream