"maunder" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔːndə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɔndɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-maunder.ogg Forms: maunders [plural]
Etymology: From earlier maund (“to beg”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} maunder (plural maunders)
  1. (obsolete) A beggar. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-maunder-en-noun-7X5ILeA5

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɔːndə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɔndɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-maunder.ogg Forms: maunders [present, singular, third-person], maundering [participle, present], maundered [participle, past], maundered [past]
Etymology: From earlier maund (“to beg”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} maunder (third-person singular simple present maunders, present participle maundering, simple past and past participle maundered)
  1. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. Synonyms (speak in a disorganized manner): babble, prattle, ramble Translations (speak in a disorganized manner): говоря несвързано (govorja nesvǎrzano) (Bulgarian), bajtlować [imperfective] (Polish), zbajtlować [perfective] (Polish), divagar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-maunder-en-verb-ju6WTI5I Disambiguation of 'speak in a disorganized manner': 92 3 5 Disambiguation of 'speak in a disorganized manner': 92 3 5
  2. To wander or walk aimlessly. Synonyms (walk aimlessly): ramble, wander Translations (walk aimlessly): движа се безцелно (dviža se bezcelno) (Bulgarian), holgazanear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-maunder-en-verb-adi3E-6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 60 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 10 70 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 12 66 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 75 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 19 60 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 20 57 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 11 69 12 Disambiguation of 'walk aimlessly': 3 95 2 Disambiguation of 'walk aimlessly': 1 97 2
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To beg; to whine like a beggar. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-maunder-en-verb-CQDbS07H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maunderer, maundering

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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