Synonyms of maunder

maunder

verb

ˈmȯn-dər 

1

as in to wander

to move about from place to place aimlessly

maundered all over town on his day off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wander
• roam
• drift
• stroll
• meander
• rove
• float
• cruise
• ramble
• range
• knock (about)
• traipse
• bat
• saunter
• gallivant
• amble
• mooch
• gad (about)
• dawdle
• mope
• mill (about or around)
• straggle
• tramp
• kick around
• stray
• vagabond
• hobo

2

as in to ramble

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ramble
• rattle
• wander
• blather (on)
• go on
• run on
• deviate
• stray
• digress
• chat
• blither
• run one's mouth
• gibber
• prate
• chatter
• sidetrack
• gabble
• blabber
• prattle
• burble
• patter
• jabber
• waffle
• gab
• blab
• drivel
• drool
• bumble

3

as in to complain

chiefly British to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complain
• scream
• whine
• mutter
• moan
• worry
• grumble
• bitch
• squawk
• murmur
• bleat
• whimper
• nag
• holler
• repine
• grouse
• yammer
• growl
• kick
• inveigh
• wail
• kvetch
• beef
• cry
• gripe
• keen
• whinge
• squeal
• bellyache
• grizzle
• caterwaul
• carp
• croak
• yawp
• grouch
• crab
• yowl
• fuss
• grump
• protest
• kick up a fuss
• cavil
• quarrel (with)
• object (to)
• quibble
• sob
• stew
• lament
• blubber
• fret
• bewail
• bemoan
• deplore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delight
• rejoice
• tolerate
• accept
• take
• endure
• bear
• crow
• countenance
• cheer
• applaud
• commend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maunder

The book really revolves around Monson, each of his chapters about the movie becoming chapters that maunder through his life, cleaving away at the monster of manhood. — Wyatt Mason, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023

Hughes ran efficient and productive meetings, with a low tolerance for maundering or side conversation, but he was given pause by the gravity of the occasion. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2016

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