ramble
Use Ramble in a sentence
bəl verb (used without object)
1.
to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
2.
to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.
3.
to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion: The vine rambled over the walls and tree trunks.
4.
to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way (usually followed by on ): The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote.
verb (used with object)
5.
to walk aimlessly or idly over or through: They spent the spring afternoon rambling woodland paths.
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noun
6.
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
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ramble (ˈræmbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to stroll about freely, as for relaxation, with no particular direction |
| 2. | (of paths, streams, etc) to follow a winding course; meander |
| 3. | (of plants) to grow in a random fashion |
| 4. | (of speech, writing, etc) to lack organization |
| —n | |
| 5. | a leisurely stroll, esp in the countryside |
| [C17: probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ramble
mid-15c., perhaps frequentative of romen "to walk, go" (see roam), perhaps via romblen (late 14c.) "to ramble." The vowel change probably by infl. of M.Du. rammelen, a derivative of rammen "copulate," "used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat" [Weekley]. Meaning "to
talk or write incoherently" is from 1630s.
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Example sentences
She skipped around, attending to a segment here and a ramble there-with a number of layoffs when she visited friends and family.
In other words: the perfect setting for an off-asphalt ramble.
If you don't enforce the time limit, they won't practice for it, and they'll ramble on forever.
When answering interview questions, be brief and succinct and try not to ramble.
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