Synonyms for maunder
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mawn-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔn dər |
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Définition of maunder
Origin :- "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 French mendier "to beg," from Latin mendicare (see mendicant). Related: Maundered; maundering.
- verb digress
- verb mumble
- verb wander
- Nevertheless, Maunder says that this thing had no relation to auroral phenomena.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- In the Observatory, 6-192, is Maunder's contemporaneous account.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- "You told me not to maunder just now," says Bingo, with ponderous sarcasm.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- Maunder has been sighing for the last ten minutes, and I know what that means.
- Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
- It's young for him still—Hold on, Olive; I'm not going to maunder!
- Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
- That is what his life has turned, but he will not maunder about it.
- Extract from : « Browning's Heroines » by Ethel Colburn Mayne
- He recalls Maunder's childish experiments, and is greatly impressed by them.
- Extract from : « Mars and its Mystery » by Edward Sylvester Morse
- Maunder on for hours, talking to himself or the other fellow blowing the bellows.
- Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
- Only my father would be angry, I am sure; and my brother Maunder is dreadful.
- Extract from : « Mary Anerley » by R. D. Blackmore
- But what would become of my father, and my mother, and my brother Maunder?
- Extract from : « Mary Anerley » by R. D. Blackmore
Antonyms for maunder
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