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maunder
[ mawn-der ]
verb (used without object)
- to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner:
He maundered through life without a single ambition.
maunder
/ ˈmɔːndə /
verb
- intr to move, talk, or act aimlessly or idly
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Derived Forms
- ˈmaundering, adjective
- ˈmaunderer, noun
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Other Words From
- maunder·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maunder1
First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maunder1
C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant
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Example Sentences
And while they maunder along they stifle the forces of life which are trying to break through.
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On this point Maunder adds:—“If this be a mere chance coincidence, it seems to me a most extraordinary one.”
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Though of course—Oh, how one does maunder on and to think, to think of the people who are really poor.
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Apian continued to maunder over the Ptolemaic theory and astrology in his lecture-room.
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Maunder regarded his results as demonstrating that magnetic disturbances originate in the sun.
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