rambling

[ ram-bling ]
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adjective
  1. aimlessly wandering.

  2. taking an irregular course; straggling: a rambling brook.

  1. spread out irregularly in various directions: a rambling mansion.

  2. straying from one subject to another; desultory: a rambling novel.

Origin of rambling

1
First recorded in 1615–25; ramble + -ing2

Other words for rambling

Other words from rambling

  • ram·bling·ly, adverb
  • ram·bling·ness, noun
  • un·ram·bling, adjective

Words Nearby rambling

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British Dictionary definitions for rambling

rambling

/ (ˈræmblɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned: a rambling old house

  2. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected

  1. (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling

  2. nomadic; wandering

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