divagar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- digress verb To wander away from the main topic when speaking or writing.
- maunder verb To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
- ramble verb To walk for pleasure without a fixed destination, especially through the countryside.
- stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
- waffle noun A crisp pastry with a grid pattern, usually eaten hot with syrup or toppings.
- wander verb To move around without a fixed destination or purpose.
Senses
divagar is used for these senses in English:
- digress (intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
- maunder To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
- ramble (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- stray (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- waffle (ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.
- wander (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
maunder — full definition
- verb To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
- verb To wander or walk aimlessly.
- verb To beg; to whine like a beggar.