maundering 1 of 3

adjective

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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noun

as in prattle

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maundering

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verb

present participle of maunder
1
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

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2
as in rattling
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 complaining
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 maundering
  1. rambling
  2. prattle
  3. wandering
  4. rattling
  5. complaining
  6. babbling
  7. roaming
  8. screaming
Adjective
  • After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The rambling result is friendly and approachable—a one-level house with plenty of room for entertaining guests, as well as thoughtful steal-away spaces for catching your breath.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rambling
Noun
  • The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of prattle
Verb
  • New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In mid-July, one of her cubs became separated from the family for several days, wandering the river corridor alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandering
Verb
  • OpenAI said the notifications didn’t necessarily mean systems were compromised -- the activity may have been more like rattling a locked door than breaking it down.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of rattling
Verb
  • But Chee Meng kept complaining about his shirts being misplaced, and Shawn knew that the man was still slipping out, either to look for work or for other purposes.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Staff were complaining about the connection in February, Wired reported, and Transformer reported that employees confronted Lehane in a meeting in May, pushing the company to explain its relationship with LTF.
    — Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of complaining
Noun
  • The line could be dismissed as the babbling of a crazy old crone.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Eichenberger recently converted one of the ponds into a small babbling brook to maintain a steady flow of water.
    — Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of babbling
Verb
  • In January, the band launched the roaming Saturdays in the Park.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Aerial footage on Sunday showed a bomb disposal robot roaming between the vans in woods near the base.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of roaming
Verb
  • In reviewing the body camera footage, police found that the child was standing on the stairwell at one point and was screaming while holding her left arm up in the air, according to the warrant affidavit.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mahomes’ emotion seemed to bubble over in the second quarter, with CBS cameras catching the quarterback screaming at offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
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“Maundering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maundering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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