Rambling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rambling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ramble.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ramble.
More Meanings
- Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
- Confused and irregular; awkward.
- Winding irregularly in various directions.
- A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
- A gentle hike.
Example Sentences
[…] listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."
Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top, I made no other discoveries.
A long somewhat rambling branch, avoiding the places most likely to supply it with traffic, but not the centres of scenic interest, began at Letterkenny and reached the sea at Burtonport.
Word Forms
- ramblings
Synonyms for rambling
Depending on context, synonyms include desultory, meandering, discursive, wandering, digressive, excursive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include digressive, discursive, excursive, wandering, meandering, winding.
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