maunder
Drift in speech
Maunder means to talk in a rambling, aimless way, often at length and without reaching any clear point.
Someone who maunders drifts from topic to topic, perhaps muttering or mumbling as they go: He maundered on about his childhood for nearly an hour.
The word can also describe wandering physically in a slow, purposeless manner, though this sense is less common.
Maunder suggests vagueness and lack of direction rather than mere verbosity.
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
- mumbleSpeak softly, indistinctly
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- rambleMove or speak without direction
babble · prattle · blather · drivel · gibber · jabber · natter · whine
Move or speak without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- strayWander from course
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
saunter · mosey · traipse · dawdle · potter · putter · loiter · dally
Move or speak without direction
- digressStray from the topic
- deviateTurn from course
- strayWander from course
- divergeSeparate into directions
tangent · drift · discourse · monologue · soliloquy · yarn · anecdote · spiel
murmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
ramble · babble · prattle · blather · drivel · gibber · jabber · natter · whine · complain
ramble
Move or speak without direction
amble · saunter · mosey · traipse · dawdle · potter · putter · loiter · dally · linger
ramble
Move or speak without direction
diverge · tangent · drift · discourse · monologue · soliloquy · yarn · anecdote · spiel · patter
incoherent
Lacking logical connection
- confusedUnable to understand
- muddledIn a confused state
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
unfocused · aimless · scattered · woolly · fuzzy · unclear · discursive · desultory · haphazard · erratic