maunder

4 definitions found

maunder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maund \Maund\, Maunder \Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg,
     E. mendicant.]
     1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or
        disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.
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              He was ever maundering by the how that he met a
              party of scarlet devils.              --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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  Maunder \Maund"er\, v. t.
     To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter.
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  Maunder \Maund"er\, n.
     A beggar. [Obs.]
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maunder - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maunder
      v 1: wander aimlessly
      2: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble,
         mutter, maunder, mussitate]
      3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
         [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-   tattle
         , twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
         gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]