vverb.stativecontinue talking or writing in a desultory mannerSynset:jog ramble ramble on
Examples:- This novel rambles on and jogs
Derivationally Related Form:rambler
Hypernyms:carry on continue go on proceed
Inherited Hypernyms:ramble oncontinuetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employmentSynset:cast drift ramble range roam roll rove stray swan tramp vagabond wander
Examples:- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
Derivationally Related Form:wanderervagabondstrayervagabondageroamerramblerrovingstrayrambledriftertrampdriftingwandering
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:rolltravel
Direct Hyponyms:gadgallivantjazz aroundmaunder
Full Troponyms:gallivantmaunder
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP | They --- the countryside (apply to: ramble, wander, rove, roam) | They --- in the countryside (apply to: ramble, wander, rove, roam)
adj satadj.allspreading out in different directions or distributed irregularlySynset:sprawling straggling straggly
Examples:- sprawling handwriting
- straggling branches
- straggly hair
Antonyms:tidy
Derivationally Related Form:straggle
Inherited Hypernyms:sprawling
Similar to:untidy
adj satadj.all(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjectsSynset:digressive discursive excursive
Examples:- amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
- a rambling discursive book
- his excursive remarks
- a rambling speech about this and that
Antonyms:direct
Derivationally Related Form:digressdiscursiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:digressive
Similar to:indirect
adj satadj.allof a path e.g.Synset:meandering wandering winding
Examples:- meandering streams
- rambling forest paths
- the river followed its wandering course
- a winding country road
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:meandering
Similar to:indirect