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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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  1. 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.
  2. v. i. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
  3. v. i. To extend or grow at random.
  4. n. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
  5. n. A bed of shale over the seam.
  6. n. an aimless amble on a winding course
  7. v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
  8. v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  9. A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
  10. n:22/v:78 n. an aimless amble on a winding course