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Maunder V Talk Rambling Manner Walked Parvati Back

Word maunder
Definition v. To talk in a rambling manner.
Sentence He walked away [from Parvati], without looking back at a girl who followed him with eyes moistened with accusations; that, strolling hastily past practising jugglers...past the derelict maunderings of crones.
Source Midnight's Children, p. 493

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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