Maunder — can mean To talk incoherently or aimlessly , or can refer to: People Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer J. H. Maunder, English composer W. F. Maunder, statistician Events Maunder Minimum, period c. AD 1645–1715, when sunspots became… … Wikipedia
maunder — ► VERB ▪ move, talk, or act in a rambling or aimless manner. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg … English terms dictionary
Maunder — Maund er, v. t. To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maunder — Maund er, n. A beggar. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maunder — (v.) to wander about aimlessly, c.1746, earlier to mumble, grumble (1620s), both senses perhaps from frequentative of maund to beg (1560s), which is possibly from Fr. mendier to beg, from L. mendicare (see MENDICANT (Cf. mendicant)). Related:… … Etymology dictionary
maunder — [môn′dər] vi. [Early ModE mander, to grumble, growl, prob. freq. of obs. maund, to beg: sense prob. infl. by MEANDER] 1. to move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way 2. to talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel maunderer n … English World dictionary
Maunder — Recorded in a number of spellings as shown below, this is an English surname, but possibly of pre 10th century Old French origins. It derives from the words mande or maund, a word which seems to have been introduced into the British Isles after… … Surnames reference
Maunder — Maund Maund, Maunder Maund er, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.] 1. To beg. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maunder — See maunder, meander … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
maunder — maun|der [ˈmo:ndə US ˈmo:ndər] v [i]especially BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from the sound] to talk or complain about something for a long time in a boring way maunder on/about ▪ What are you maundering on about, George? … Dictionary of contemporary English
