| VERB | motion | maunder | wander aimlessly |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | maunder, mumble, mutter, mussitate | talk indistinctly | |
| communication | maunder, chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
| Meaning | wander aimlessly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| Spanish | deambular | |
| Meaning | talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice / voice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | mumble, mutter, mussitate | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | barbotar, decir entre dientes, mascujar, mascullar, murmurar, musitar | |
| Catalan | murmurar, remugar | |
| Meaning | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble | |
| Narrower | babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither | To talk / talk foolishly |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | charlar, cotillear, disparatar, garlar, parlotear | |
| Catalan | desbarrar, garlar, parlotejar, xerrar | |
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