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View usage for: (ræmblɪŋ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape. ...that rambling house and its bizarre contents. Synonyms: sprawling, spreading, trailing, irregular More Synonyms of rambling 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you are criticizing it for being too long and very confused. [disapproval] His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue. Cameron wrote her a rambling letter. More Synonyms of rambling rambling in British English (ˈræmblɪŋ) adjective1. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned a rambling old house 2. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected 3. (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling Examples of 'rambling' in a sentencerambling With the rambling intercessions of various minor professors, the conference session on relativity draws peacefully to a close.Inshore, a broad green lawn rose from the beach to a rambling collection of buildings.The village was small, the house, once a vicarage, was old and rambling. In other languagesrambling British English: rambling ADJECTIVEbuilding A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape. ...that rambling house and its bizarre contents. - American English: rambling
- Brazilian Portuguese: desconexo
- Chinese: 不整齐的
- European Spanish: laberíntico
- French: plein de coins et de recoins
- German: weitläufig
- Italian: dalla struttura irregolare
- Japanese: だだっ広い
- Korean: >되는대로 퍼져나가는건물이
- European Portuguese: desconexo
- Latin American Spanish: laberíntico
British English: rambling ADJECTIVEwriting If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you are criticizing it for being too long and very confused. His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue. - American English: rambling
- Brazilian Portuguese: incoerente
- Chinese: 漫无边际的
- European Spanish: inconexo
- French: décousu
- German: weitschweifig
- Italian: sconnesso
- Japanese: とりとめのない
- Korean: 횡설수설한
- European Portuguese: incoerente
- Latin American Spanish: inconexo
Chinese translation of 'rambling' adj - [speech, letter]
漫无(無)边(邊)际(際)的 (màn wú biānjì de) - [house]
杂(雜)乱(亂)无(無)章的 (záluàn wúzhāng de) - (Bot)
攀缘(緣)的 (pānyuán de)
n (c) - (= walk)
散步 (sànbù)
vi - (= hike)
漫步 (mànbù) - (= talk) (also ramble on)
闲(閒)扯 (xiánchě)
Definition long and irregularly shaped that rambling house with its bizarre contents Synonyms sprawling spreading trailing irregular straggling Definition (of speech or writing) confused and long-winded He wrote a rambling letter to his sister. Synonyms prolix irregular digressive periphrastic Opposites direct , to the point , coherent , concise Additional synonymsDefinition indirect and lengthy They were taken on a circuitous route home. Synonyms indirect, winding, rambling, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, labyrinthine, ambagious (archaic) Definition occurring in a random way We made some desultory conversation while we waited for the bus. Synonyms random, vague, irregular, loose, rambling, inconsistent, erratic, disconnected, haphazard, cursory, aimless, off and on, fitful, spasmodic, discursive, unsystematic, inconstant, maundering, unmethodicalDefinition lacking conciseness His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand. Synonyms rambling, loose, vague, meandering, waffling (informal), long-winded, wordy, discursive, verbose, prolix, maundering, digressive, diffusive, circumlocutory - ram something home
- ramble
- rambler
- rambling
- ramification
- ramify
- ramp
Additional synonymsSynonyms rambling, drifting, diffuse, meandering, anecdotal, divergent, episodic, circuitous, discursive, circumlocutory, excursivea meaningless jumble of disconnected words Synonyms confused, mixed-up, rambling, irrational, jumbled, unintelligible, illogical, incoherent, disjointed, garbled, uncoordinatedDefinition passing from one topic to another The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style. Synonyms digressive, loose, rambling, roundabout, diffuse, meandering, desultory, long-winded, circuitous, prolixDefinition having no coherence his disjointed ramblings about his youth Synonyms incoherent, confused, disordered, rambling, disconnected, unconnected, loose, aimless, fitful, spasmodicDefinition not logically connected or ordered As the evening progressed he became increasingly incoherent. Synonyms unintelligible, wild, confused, disordered, wandering, muddled, rambling, inconsistent, jumbled, stammering, disconnected, stuttering, unconnected, disjointed, inarticulate, uncoordinatedDefinition using too many words, esp. long words His speech is full of wordy rhetoric. Synonyms long-winded, rambling, windy, diffuse, garrulous, discursive, loquacious, verbose, prolix, pleonastic (rare) |