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Webster 1913 Edition


Ramble

Ram′ble

(răm′b’l)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rambled
(răm′b’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rambling
(răm′blĭng)
.]
[For
rammle
, fr. Prov. E.
rame
to roam. Cf.
Roam
.]
1.
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.
He that is at liberty to
ramble
in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind?
Locke.
2.
To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3.
To extend or grow at random.
Thomson.
Syn. – To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.

Ram′ble

,
Noun.
1.
A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
Coming home, after a short Christmas
ramble
.
Swift.
2.
[Cf.
Rammel
.]
(Coal Mining)
A bed of shale over the seam.
Raymond.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ramble

RAM'BLE

, v.i.
1.
To rove; to wander; to walk, ride or sail from place to place, without any determinate object in view; or to visit many places; to rove carelessly or irregularly; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the country.
Never ask leave to go abroad, for you will be thought an idle rambling fellow.
2.
To go at large without restraint and without direction.
3.
To move without certain direction.
O're his ample sides, the rambling sprays luxuriant shoot.

RAM'BLE

,
Noun.
a roving; a wandering; a going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an irregular excursion.
Coming home after a short Christmas ramble, I found a letter upon my table.