Synonyms for mander

Most common

murmur · mumble · ramble · mutter · wander

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.

Related words

Other spellings

maunder

Forms

Past participle

mandered
e.g. mandered → mumbled, muttered, prattled, murmured…

Example sentences

• murmur Have you ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur?
• mumble Don't mumble your words. You are too old for that.
• ramble I tend to ramble, so stop me if I go off on a tangent.
• mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
• wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

blab¹

5 letters

clack¹, haver², prate

6 letters

wander², waffle², mumble², murmur², ramble², mutter², babble², drivel², tattle², piffle, gibber, gabble

7 letters

chatter², prattle², palaver, twaddle², blabber²

9 letters

mussitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (haver² = 2 syllables).