Definitions for rambleˈræm bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ram•bleˈræm bəl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling
(v.i.)to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner; stroll.
to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.
to grow or spread in a random, unsystematic fashion, as a vine.
to talk or write in a discursive, aimless manner:
The speaker rambled on endlessly.
(v.t.)to walk aimlessly or idly over or through.
(n.)a leisurely walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
Origin of ramble:
1610–20; orig. uncert.
ram′bling•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ramble, meander(verb)
an aimless amble on a winding course
ramble on, ramble, jog(verb)
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
"This novel rambles on and jogs"
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond(verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ramble(verb)ˈræm bəl
to talk a lot in an unfocused and confused way
Grandma rambled on about her childhood.; an incoherent ramble
Wiktionary
ramble(Noun)
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
ramble(Noun)
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
ramble(Verb)
To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course
ramble(Verb)
To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
ramble(Verb)
To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
Origin: An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dial. rammle, from *ramelen, frequentive of ; see roam.
Webster Dictionary
Ramble(verb)
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
Ramble(verb)
to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way
Ramble(verb)
to extend or grow at random
Ramble(noun)
a going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation
Ramble(noun)
a bed of shale over the seam
Translations for ramble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ramble(verb)
to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure.
- wandelAfrikaans
- يَتَجَوَّل، يَتَنَزَّهArabic
- разхождам сеBulgarian
- passearPortuguese (BR)
- procházet seCzech
- umherstreifenGerman
- vandreDanish
- κάνω μακρινό περίπατοGreek
- pasear por el campo; dar una caminataSpanish
- uitamaEstonian
- ولگردی کردنFarsi
- vaeltaaFinnish
- partir en randonnéeFrench
- לְשוֹטֵטHebrew
- घूमनाHindi
- šetati, lutatiCroatian
- kószálHungarian
- berkelanaIndonesian
- ráfaIcelandic
- vagareItalian
- ぶらつくJapanese
- 산책하다Korean
- klajoti, vaikštinėtiLithuanian
- klaiņot; pastaigātiesLatvian
- bersiar-siarMalay
- rondzwervenDutch
- gå tur, vandre, gå fra hytte til hytteNorwegian
- wędrować, iść na wycieczkęPolish
- ولگردی کردنPersian
- ګرځيدل، چكروهل، هوا خورى كول، ګر ځيدنه، چكر، هواخورى، چټى چكر، لالهنده ګرځيدنه، ايله ګردىPashto
- passearPortuguese
- a hoinăriRomanian
- гулять, бродитьRussian
- prechádzať saSlovak
- potepati seSlovenian
- šetatiSerbian
- ströva (vandra) omkringSwedish
- เดินเที่ยวThai
- yürüyüşe çıkmakTurkish
- 漫步Chinese (Trad.)
- блукати без метиUkrainian
- سیر کرناUrdu
- dạo chơiVietnamese
- 漫步于...Chinese (Simp.)
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