Maunder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wander aimlessly

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːndə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːndɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prate blab twaddle chatter gibber palaver gabble prattle blabber mumble tittle-tattle mutter piffle tattle clack mussitate

Word Forms

mumbler	noun	a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
mumbling	noun	indistinct enunciation
mumble	noun	a soft indistinct utterance
mutter	noun	a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
mutterer	noun	a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
muttering	noun	a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
mussitation	noun	a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
piffle	noun	trivial nonsense
palaver	noun	loud and confused and empty talk
prater	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prate	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
tittle-tattle	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
twaddler	noun	someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle
twaddle	noun	pretentious or silly talk or writing
prattler	noun	someone who speaks in a childish way
prattle	noun	idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
blabber	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
gabble	noun	rapid and indistinct speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

faseln

ziellos umherirren

🇫🇷French

divaguer

errer sans but

🇪🇸Spanish

divagar

deambular sin rumbo

🇮🇹Italian

mander

vagare senza meta

🇳🇱Dutch

maunderen

doelloos ronddwalen

🇷🇺Russian

маундер

бесцельно бродить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूमना-फिरना

लक्ष्यहीन होकर घूमना

🇮🇳Tamil

கசடு

இலக்கின்றி அலைகின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మౌండర్

లక్ష్యం లేకుండా తిరుగుతాయి

🇮🇳Gujarati

માલઢોર

ધ્યેય વિના ભટકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೌಂಡರ್

ಗುರಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಲೆದಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണ്ടർ

ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ അലയുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡说

漫无目的地闲逛

🇯🇵Japanese

こする

あてもなくさまよう

🇰🇷Korean

마운더

목적 없이 방황하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi lang thang

đi lang thang không mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

มึนงง

เดินไปอย่างไร้จุดหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersungut

mengembara tanpa tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ماندر

يهيمون على وجوههم بلا هدف

🇮🇷Persian

ساختن

بی هدف سرگردان

🇹🇷Turkish

boş boş dolaşmak

amaçsızca dolaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאנדר

לשוטט ללא מטרה

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