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Meaning of 'ramble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ramble [ n.]
- A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
- A bed of shale over the seam.
2 . Ramble [ v. i.]
- To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.
- To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
- To extend or grow at random.

Meaning of 'ramble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ramble [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example in sentence:
  • roving vagabonds;
  • The cattle roam across the prairie;
  • The gypsies roamed the woods;
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next;
  • the wandering Jew;
  • They rolled from town to town
Meaning (2):
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
Example in sentence:
  • This novel rambles on and jogs

Nearby Words:

ram ramadan ramage ramagious ramal ramayana ramberge rambled rambler rambling

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