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maunder
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-der
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Origin
maun·der
/
ˈmɔn
dər
/
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mawn
-der
]
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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.
Origin:
1615–25;
origin uncertain
Related forms
maun·der·er,
noun
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maunder
(ˈmɔːndə)
—
vb
(
intr
) to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly
[C17: perhaps from obsolete
maunder
to beg, from Latin
mendīcāre;
see
mendicant
]
'maunderer
—
n
'maundering
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
maunder
"to wander about aimlessly," c.1746, earlier "to mumble, grumble" (1620s), both senses probably from freq. of maund "to beg" (1560s), from Fr. mendier "to beg," from L. mendicare (see
mendicant
). Related: Maundered; maundering.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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