RAMBLES

Noun

rambles

plural of ramble

Verb

rambles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ramble

Anagrams

• Amblers, Marbles, amblers, blamers, lambers, marbles

Source: Wiktionary


RAMBLE

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



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