Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Maunder — can mean To talk incoherently or aimlessly , or can refer to: People Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer J. H. Maunder, English composer W. F. Maunder, statistician Events Maunder Minimum, period c. AD 1645–1715, when sunspots became… … Wikipedia
Maunder — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Annie Maunder (1868–1947), britische Astronomin und Mathematikerin Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928), englischer Astronom und Bibelforscher John Henry Maunder (1858–1920), englischer Organist und Komponist … Deutsch Wikipedia
maunder — ► VERB ▪ move, talk, or act in a rambling or aimless manner. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete maunder to beg … English terms dictionary
Maunder — Maund er, v. t. To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maunder — Maund er, n. A beggar. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maunder — [môn′dər] vi. [Early ModE mander, to grumble, growl, prob. freq. of obs. maund, to beg: sense prob. infl. by MEANDER] 1. to move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way 2. to talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel maunderer n … English World dictionary
Maunder — Recorded in a number of spellings as shown below, this is an English surname, but possibly of pre 10th century Old French origins. It derives from the words mande or maund, a word which seems to have been introduced into the British Isles after… … Surnames reference
Maunder — Maund Maund, Maunder Maund er, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.] 1. To beg. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maunder — See maunder, meander … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
maunder — maun|der [ˈmo:ndə US ˈmo:ndər] v [i]especially BrE [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from the sound] to talk or complain about something for a long time in a boring way maunder on/about ▪ What are you maundering on about, George? … Dictionary of contemporary English
