rambling
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/
Verb
rambling
Adjective
rambling
- Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
- Confused and irregular; awkward.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
- Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top, I made no other discoveries.
Synonyms
- (digressing): desultory
Translations
long and digressing of a speech
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Noun
rambling (plural ramblings)
- A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
- 1941, Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)
- […] listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."
- 1941, Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)
- A gentle hike.
Derived terms
Translations
meandering talk
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gentle hiking
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