English verb: maunder | |||
1. | maunder (motion) wander aimlessly | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
2. | maunder (communication) talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice | ||
Synonyms | mumble, mussitate, mutter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
3. | maunder (communication) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||
Synonyms | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | babble, blather, blether, blither, smatter | ||