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Define the word maunder

"Maunder" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Maund \Maund\, Maunder \Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg,
   E. mendicant.]
   1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
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   2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or
      disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.
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            He was ever maundering by the how that he met a
            party of scarlet devils.              --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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"Maunder" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Maunder \Maund"er\, v. t.
   To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter.
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"Maunder" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Maunder \Maund"er\, n.
   A beggar. [Obs.]
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"maunder" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

maunder
     v 1: wander aimlessly
     2: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble, mutter,
         mussitate]
     3: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
        [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle,
         twaddle, clack, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle,
         blabber, gabble]