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maunders

verb

present tense third-person singular of maunder
1
as in wanders
to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

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2
as in rambles
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 complains
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 maunders
  1. wanders
  2. rambles
  3. complains
  4. roams
  5. rattles
  6. screams
  7. cruises
  8. goes on
Verb
  • In the book’s 16 central chapters, Roden wanders from central categories such as yogurt, egg dishes, breads and pickles, showing how the countries of this region prepare stunning variations of common foodstuffs.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To be fair, some of the mess wanders into the house on its own.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of rambles
Verb
  • There’ll always be someone who doesn’t like it, who complains about it.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of complains
Verb
  • Ripper Row — Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to two shop cats named Franklin and Nigel, a rotating cast of adoptable rescue cats roams the store.
    — Yvonne Villaseñor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of roams
Verb
  • All agree that police abuse of the ALPR system, such as in Milwaukee, rattles the public’s trust.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rattles
Verb
  • Standing in the backyard of a house situated near a neighboring golf course, rider screams are certainly audible, and residents said the consistency of them is destroying their quality of life.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • There were hugs and high fives, and jubilant screams from a winning locker room could be heard clearly in the adjacent news conference room and by anyone walking through the hallway.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of screams
Verb
  • There’s optimism Kansas could have an underrated defense, TCU cruises to a relative easy 30-plus points.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of cruises
Verb
  • The report goes on to quote an official working at Alligator Alcatraz in January.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The 93-year-old acting icon hugged her co-stars Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and Murray Bartlett while the crowd cheered for her emotional performance as an elderly woman who goes on a road trip to return a pigeon.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of goes on
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“Maunders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maunders. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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