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maunder |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maunder \Maund"er\, v. t. To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maunder \Maund"er\, n. A beggar. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maund \Maund\, Maunder \Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.] 1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson Beau. & Fl 2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly to talk incoherently. He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maunder v 1: wander aimlessly 2: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: {mumble}, {mutter}, {maffle}, {mussitate}] 3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {palaver}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle}, {clack}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber}, {gabble}]
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