Maunder is a verb that means to talk in a rambling manner.

Our word of the day is slightly related to the word meander, which means ‘to wander aimlessly.’ You could think of maundering as a verbal kind of meandering. Here’s an example of it in use:

The first five minutes of Kristin’s speech on health care well. But after she started talking about her personal history of ingrown toenails, she began to maunder.