Entry: maunder (v.)
In context: "My, this machine does let one maunder on."
Definition: Idle, incoherent, or rambling talk or writing; an instance of this.
but also
3.
a. intr. To talk in a dreamy, rambling, or incoherent manner; to ramble or wander in one's talk. Freq. with away, on. Cf. dander v. 2a.
1. intr. To grumble, mutter, moan. Now regional.
a. intr. To move or act in a dreamy, idle, or purposeless manner; to dawdle. Freq. with along, away, over. Cf. dander v. 1.
Other: Definitely a word I recognize from Scrabble study (also UNARMED, MANURED, and DURAMEN)
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 1006
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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