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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as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
maundered all over town on his day off
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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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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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“Maundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundering. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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