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maunder

[ mawn-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

Origin of maunder¹

First recorded in 1615–25; origin uncertain

Origin of maunder¹

C17: perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg, from Latin mendīcāre; see mendicant

This one has a lot of maundering about fate and free will, which I can do without.

And while they maunder along they stifle the forces of life which are trying to break through.

On this point Maunder adds:—“If this be a mere chance coincidence, it seems to me a most extraordinary one.”

Though of course—Oh, how one does maunder on and to think, to think of the people who are really poor.

Apian continued to maunder over the Ptolemaic theory and astrology in his lecture-room.

Maunder regarded his results as demonstrating that magnetic disturbances originate in the sun.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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