Ramble

Quick meaning: Ramble is a noun meaning A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

Meaning

A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

More Meanings

1. A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
2. (mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
3. A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
4. To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
5. To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
6. To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
7. (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.

Example Sentences

Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.

She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field.

Usually I don't mind listening to her ramble on a bit; it can be soothing.

Someone proposed that we play in one of the small clearings in a gay crusing ^([sic]) area in Central Park called the rambles.

Word Forms

• rambles
• rambling
• rambled

Synonyms for ramble

Depending on context, synonyms include drivel, sperg, saunter, cast, drift, vagabond.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stroll, amble, saunter, perambulation, roam, wander.

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