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maun·der
(môn′dər, män′-)intr.v. maun·dered, maun·der·ing, maun·ders
1. To talk incoherently or aimlessly.
2. To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.
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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]
ˈmaunderer n
ˈmaundering adj
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maun•der
(ˈmɔn dər)v.i.
1. to talk ramblingly or unintelligibly.
2. to wander.
[1615–25; imitative]
maun′der•er, n.
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maunder
Past participle: maundered
Gerund: maundering
| Imperative |
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| maunder |
| maunder |
| Present |
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| I maunder |
| you maunder |
| he/she/it maunders |
| we maunder |
| you maunder |
| they maunder |
| Preterite |
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| I maundered |
| you maundered |
| he/she/it maundered |
| we maundered |
| you maundered |
| they maundered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am maundering |
| you are maundering |
| he/she/it is maundering |
| we are maundering |
| you are maundering |
| they are maundering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have maundered |
| you have maundered |
| he/she/it has maundered |
| we have maundered |
| you have maundered |
| they have maundered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was maundering |
| you were maundering |
| he/she/it was maundering |
| we were maundering |
| you were maundering |
| they were maundering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had maundered |
| you had maundered |
| he/she/it had maundered |
| we had maundered |
| you had maundered |
| they had maundered |
| Future |
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| I will maunder |
| you will maunder |
| he/she/it will maunder |
| we will maunder |
| you will maunder |
| they will maunder |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have maundered |
| you will have maundered |
| he/she/it will have maundered |
| we will have maundered |
| you will have maundered |
| they will have maundered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be maundering |
| you will be maundering |
| he/she/it will be maundering |
| we will be maundering |
| you will be maundering |
| they will be maundering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been maundering |
| you have been maundering |
| he/she/it has been maundering |
| we have been maundering |
| you have been maundering |
| they have been maundering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been maundering |
| you will have been maundering |
| he/she/it will have been maundering |
| we will have been maundering |
| you will have been maundering |
| they will have been maundering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been maundering |
| you had been maundering |
| he/she/it had been maundering |
| we had been maundering |
| you had been maundering |
| they had been maundering |
| Conditional |
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| I would maunder |
| you would maunder |
| he/she/it would maunder |
| we would maunder |
| you would maunder |
| they would maunder |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have maundered |
| you would have maundered |
| he/she/it would have maundered |
| we would have maundered |
| you would have maundered |
| they would have maundered |
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Verb 1. [画像:maunder - wander aimlessly]maunder - wander aimlessly
rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
2. [画像:maunder - talk indistinctly]maunder - talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
3. [画像:maunder - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly]maunder - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, blabber, blab, clack, chatter
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