maundering
adjective
uk/ˈmɔːn.dər.ɪŋ/us/ˈmɑːn.dɚ.ɪŋ/(of writing orspeech)confusedandlongorlastingfor alongtime:
（说/写）东拉西扯长篇大论的They are bothutterlypredictablenot just intheiropinionsbut in the maundering way theydeliverthem.他们的意见，还有他们发表意见的方式，都绝不让人意外的。
Even anactorwithtwicehisvitalitywould be hard put toinfusefeelinginto the maunderingdialogue.任何一个演员，即便有他两倍的活力，都很难将感情注入那些胡扯唠叨的对话中。
Synonym
rambling(TALK)
- Itshowshowquicklyadramatistcanprogresstocrispnessfrom a maunderingstart.
- She hasavoidedthe maunderingnarcissismthat canbedevilthememoir.
- The mostunsatisfactoryaspectof thebookis the maunderingnatureof thematerial, whichslipsby withouteverdemandingone'sattention.
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- quaver
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- yak
maundering
noun[CorU]
confusedwriting orspeechthat islongorlastsfor alongtime:
Hishomophobicmaundering isstartingtoannoyme.
He didn'tseewhy he should have tolistento Kevin's maunderings.
Synonym
rambling(SPEECH/WRITING)
- Hepausedruminatively, thenstartedagain as ifpullinghimself from someunwantedmaundering.
- Anyone with anancientUsenetaccountcanfindtheirearly maunderingspreservedonline.
- Listening to theseobscenemaunderings, manyAmericansmustwonderwhy apersonwith suchhatredforourcountrygoes onlivinghere.
Talking too much
- ass
- bend
- bendsomeone'searidiom
- blah
- drivel
- edgeways
- have a lot to say foryourselfidiom
- long-winded
- overplayyourhandidiom
- overshare
- say
- talk
- talk the hind leg(s) off a donkeyidiom
- verbose
- verbosity
- wang
- whang
- whang on
- wordiness
- wordy