Meaning

(Scotland) A remark or complaint repeated incessantly..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Scotland) A remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
2. (Northern England, Scotland) To complain or cry incessantly.
3. (Northern England, Scotland) To talk nonsensically.
4. A stalk or branch, especially when dried.
5. A framework or skeleton.
6. (anatomy, of a human or animal) The bones of the body; skeleton.

Example Sentences

"Does he ever mention the king in his prayer?" "O yes: always." "What does he say about him?" "Something about the sceptre of righteousness, and the standard of truth. I ken he has some rhame about him."

The münelicht sea—It rugs at the he'rt o' me, An' rames an' rames eternally.

Yiss, ramin, ravin mad at Betty sood be abune her edder wan wye or da idder.

Twice in thy pleasant year the wattles crown With golden down Their somber rames, and with the gums' stiff leaves A dusk-white fragrant bloom May interweaves

Word Forms

• raim
• rane
• rhame
• rames
• raming
• ramed

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When Should You Use Rame?

Use rame when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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