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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ram•bling /ˈræmblɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - having many haphazard extensions:a rambling old farmhouse.
aimless;
wandering:a long, rambling answer. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ram•bling (ram′bling),USA pronunciation adj. - aimlessly wandering.
- taking an irregular course;
straggling:a rambling brook. - spread out irregularly in various directions:a rambling mansion.
- straying from one subject to another;
desultory:a rambling novel.
ram′bling•ly, adv. ram′bling•ness, n. - 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discursive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rambling /ˈræmblɪŋ/ adj - straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned: a rambling old house
- (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected
- (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling
- nomadic; wandering
ram•ble /ˈræmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. [no object] - to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner for pleasure;
stroll. - to have a course or direction with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.
- to talk or write in a wandering manner, often for a long time.
n. [countable] - a leisurely walk without a definite route.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ram•ble (ram′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner:They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.
- to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion:The vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks.
- to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way (usually fol. by on):The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote.
v.t. - to walk aimlessly or idly over or through:They spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths.
n. - a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- origin, originally uncertain 1610–20
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stroll, saunter, amble, stray, straggle. See roam.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ramble /ˈræmbəl/ vb (intransitive)- to stroll about freely, as for relaxation, with no particular direction
- (of paths, streams, etc) to follow a winding course; meander
- (of plants) to grow in a random fashion
- (of speech, writing, etc) to lack organization
n - a leisurely stroll, esp in the countryside
Etymology: 17th Century: probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to roam (of animals); see ram |