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ramble

[ ram-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

rambled, rambling.
  1. to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner:

    They rambled through the shops until closing time.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.
  3. to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion:

    The vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks.

  4. to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way (usually followed by on ):

    The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote.



verb (used with object)

rambled, rambling.
  1. to walk aimlessly or idly over or through:

    They spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths.

noun

  1. a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.

ramble

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to stroll about freely, as for relaxation, with no particular direction
  2. (of paths, streams, etc) to follow a winding course; meander
  3. (of plants) to grow in a random fashion
  4. (of speech, writing, etc) to lack organization
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a leisurely stroll, esp in the countryside
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ramble1

First recorded in 1610–20; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ramble1

C17: probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to roam (of animals); see ram
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See roam.
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Insights’ rambling, overly long deconstruction of my columna caused some people to conclude it was downplaying the KKK’s awfulness.

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Trump’s rambling, often incoherent remarks at the recent National Prayer Breakfast, a supposedly interfaith annual event in Washington, boasted his administration’s Christian nationalist commitments.

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But Jon broke up with me — a day before Valentine’s Day — in a rambling voicemail.

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While signing the Laken Riley Act, Trump rambled on about his recent confrontation with Colombia over the treatment of migrants being returned to their country.

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