Thesaurus: ramble
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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- v. i. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
- v. i. To extend or grow at random.
- n. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
- n. A bed of shale over the seam.
- n. an aimless amble on a winding course
- v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
- n:22/v:78 n. an aimless amble on a winding course