maundering 1 of 3

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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verb

present participle of maunder
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maundering

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maundering
Adjective
  • In the past several years, Edge had filed a string of civil lawsuits with rambling, sometimes conspiratorial claims.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Kiehne was frustrated with the Joneses because the county government wouldn’t grade the dirt road up to his ranch, a rambling territory along the New Mexico border.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cubs had been found wandering without their mother near Poway in late March.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bertis Sutton, Ruth’s son, told Global News in June that his mother has early stage Alzheimer’s but had not shown signs of being disoriented or wandering away.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Norwood is just the latest example of the AI threat that rattling the TV and film industry.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Across the past decade, HARDY has become one of Nashville’s most prolific, versatile voices, a songwriter and artist who can put forth a twangy country anthem as easily as a bone-rattling rock song.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And the truth is, other nations should stop complaining — and start learning.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Thus, unlike disgruntled newspaper readers, whose only resort was to write an angry letter to the editor, radio listeners could now vent their frustrations by going over the heads of a local affiliate and complaining directly to the government.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Observing this phenomenon could provide insight into the many alien worlds roaming freely through space.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson County officials are turning to Fort Worth for help in capturing a pack of dogs roaming neighborhoods in Godley and threatening children’s safety.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.
    Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The pajama set is crafted from deep red silk and printed with abstract nude figures — a motif inspired by bodies in motion and drifting smoke, as well as the photography of Arno Nobles.
    Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The €40m-plus summer signing from Ajax was tasked with drifting into midfield and disrupting the opposition’s shape when his team-mates had the ball.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Maundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundering. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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