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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maundering
Adjective
  • The final part is a rather rambling segment philosophizing on proof of the afterlife—in line with dozens of similar texts from this era of psychical research.
    Alice Vernon September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The videos, which depict handwritten journals and a display of high-powered weaponry, paint a portrait of a person with a rambling and deeply nihilistic outlook, according to analyses by law enforcement and ABC News.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The three of them, dressed in flip-flops and T-shirts, were wandering the streets downtown when a woman in a minivan pulled over to offer them a ride.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The strangers spend the day wandering down the movie's eponymous street while a vibrant chemistry blossoms between them.
    Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For anyone who haven’t heard about NuPhy’s GhostBar, this is how the company’s designers stop the larger keys from rattling and sounding cheap and hollow.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Dialogue stays crisp for late-night Netflix, and game audio feels punchy without rattling the shelves.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Miami is awful, and everyone should’ve known it the minute their players were complaining that their joint practice with the Bears was too tough.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With loneliness on the rise, MindTravel’s roaming piano concerts hope to foster connection, calm, and contemplation.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Notable scavenger hunt locations include visiting the Memorial Union pop-up in Little Madison and finding one of the Milwaukee Brewers mascots roaming throughout the market.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 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 org chart becomes clearer as the season progresses, but that also involves both Ken and Esmeralda’s subplots drifting away from the main action.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If yields are simply drifting higher, then buyers do tend to step in, said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Maundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundering. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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