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| ram·ble [ rámb'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle ram·bled, present participle ram·bling, 3rd person present singular ram·bles) |
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1. talk or write aimlessly: to talk or write for a long time, not always keeping to the intended subject or tending to change the subject
  The speaker rambled on for over an hour.
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2. walk for pleasure: to go for a walk for pleasure, usually in the countryside and sometimes without a fixed route in mind
He had spent a week rambling through the villages of the Apennines.
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3. follow changing course: to have, follow, or proceed along a winding or often changing course
The path rambled though the fields down to the river.
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4. grow in random way: to grow in random directions, usually covering a sizable area in the process
Vines rambled all over the low stone wall.
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noun (plural ram·bles) |
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walk taken for pleasure: a walk for pleasure, usually in the countryside and sometimes without a fixed route in mind
a ramble through the woods
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| [15th century. Origin ?] |
