Definitions for rambling
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Princeton's WordNet(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sprawling, straggling, rambling, straggly(adj)

   spreading out in different directions

   "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"

2. digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling(adj)

   (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

   "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"

3. meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), winding(adj)

   of a path e.g.

   "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rambling(Noun)

   A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

2. rambling(Noun)

   A gentle hike.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Rambling

   of Ramble

2. Rambling(adj)

   roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building

Anagrams for rambling »

1. marbling

How to pronounce rambling?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rambling in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rambling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rambling in a Sentence

1. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

   Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

2. Jane Austen:

   One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

3. Drew Hammill:

   As the Dow nosedives on his watch, the president’s rambling, deceitful tax scam sales pitch reached an all-time low in Cincinnati.

4. Barry Drexler:

   It's not just what you say, but how you say it, as soon as you start rambling and get nervous, you are giving it life and bringing attention to it.

5. Muharrem Ince:

   In recent days, as Tarzan has faced trouble, he's been rambling, we know he doesn't have a university diploma, but I'm wondering if he even has a middle school one.

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