ramble, meander
(noun) an aimless amble on a winding course
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; âThe gypsies roamed the woodsâ; âroving vagabondsâ; âthe wandering Jewâ; âThe cattle roam across the prairieâ; âthe laborers drift from one town to the nextâ; âThey rolled from town to townâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ramble (plural rambles)
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
(mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
ramble (third-person singular simple present rambles, present participle rambling, simple past and past participle rambled)
To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course
To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
• (talk or write unclearly, or incoherently): drivel, sperg
• Ambler, Balmer, Blamer, Marble, ambler, blamer, lamber, marble
Source: Wiktionary
Ram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling.] Etym: [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]
1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind Locke.
2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
Syn.
– To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
Ram"ble, n.
1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift.
2. Etym: [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining)
Definition: A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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