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Webster 1913 Edition

Rambling

Ram′bling

(răm′blĭng)

,

Adj.

Roving; wandering; discursive;

as, a

rambling

fellow, talk, or building

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Webster 1828 Edition

Rambling

RAM'BLING

,

ppr.

Roving; wandering; moving or going irregularly.

RAM'BLING

,

Noun.

A roving; irregular excursion.

Definition 2025

rambling

rambling

English

Verb

rambling

present participle of ramble

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.

Translations

long and digressing of a speech

German: langatmig (de), weitschweifend, abschweifend, palavernd (de)
Maori: kāwekaweka, autaki, hikimoke

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."
A gentle hike.

Translations

meandering talk

Chinese:
Mandarin: 漫无边际的讲话
Finnish: jaaritus, jaarittelu (fi)
Dutch: gebazel (nl), onsamenhangend gepraat

German: Palaver (de) n, Gerede (de) n, Geschwafel (de) n, Sermon (de) m, Weitschweifigkeit f
Greek: ασυνάρτητος λόγος m ‎(asynártitos lógos)
Italian: sproloquio (it) m
Polish: rozwlekły (pl) m
Spanish: perorata (es) f

gentle hiking

Dutch: wandeltocht (nl), omzwerving (nl)
Finnish: kuljeskelu (fi), samoilu (fi)

German: Wandern, Herumziehen, Spaziergang (de), Spazierengehen
Greek: περίπατος (el) m ‎(perípatos)

Derived terms

rambling rose

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