maundering 1 of 3

adjective

as in rambling
passing from one topic to another a long, maundering conversation about what was wrong with the world and how he could fix it

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maundering

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noun

as in prattle

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maundering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of maunder
1
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

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2
as in rattling
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

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3
as in complaining
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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maundering
  1. rambling
  2. prattle
  3. wandering
  4. rattling
  5. complaining
  6. babbling
  7. roaming
  8. screaming
Adjective
  • Even her supporters glance askance at one another during her rambling entreaties.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The chaotic hearing was marked by Castro-Arroyo rambling and frequently interrupting Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ellen Sue Venzer as an interpreter translated the proceeding.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rambling
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • More Phillies players and staff joined them, wandering around the field and the house from the movie for the next 40 minutes.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The young mountain lion was spotted wandering along Foothill Boulevard between San Dimas Avenue and San Dimas Canyon Road in the morning, according to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • Kemp and Jackson united at the Georgia Chamber’s annual congressional luncheon for the first time since Jackson’s party-rattling primary win.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There’s certainly good news there, but the program also saw its average revenue per user drop over the last quarter, rattling investors.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattling
Verb
  • Our Good Question email inbox is filled right now with several people complaining about hearing swear words in political ads.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Residents of Studio City have been complaining about screams echoing down the Cahuenga Pass during this soft opening period.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaining
Noun
  • The line could be dismissed as the babbling of a crazy old crone.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eichenberger recently converted one of the ponds into a small babbling brook to maintain a steady flow of water.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of babbling
Verb
  • Some of them, like the one I got stranded on, were full of green rolling hills, tall grasses that rustled in the wind, and wild goats and deer roaming free.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Rameez Ansar, Group CEO of Circles, which operates Jetpac Travel eSIM that reinvents roaming with global access, lower costs & smoother UX.
    — Rameez Ansar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • Reuters/Juan David Duque At the airport in Pereira, videos showed pieces of ceiling falling down on travelers taking shelter and screaming, and people running through rubble in a panic.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Pereira, further south in the coffee-producing mountains of Colombia, photos and videos on local media showed pieces of the airport ceiling falling onto travelers taking shelter and screaming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Maundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundering. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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