verb
ramble
RAM-buhl
verb
1
To walk for pleasure without a fixed destination, especially through the countryside.
"We rambled along the coastal path all afternoon."
"They like to ramble through the hills every weekend."
2
To talk or write on at length without a clear direction, often drifting from topic to topic.
"He rambled on about his childhood for nearly an hour."
"The email rambled through several unrelated complaints before making its point."
noun
1
A leisurely walk taken for pleasure, typically in the countryside.
"We went for a long ramble through the woods on Sunday."
How to Use Ramble
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo wander on foot without a fixed route, or to talk without a clear point.
Common pairings
ramble on
a country ramble
ramble about something
Word Forms
rambled past tense, rambles plural, rambles singular
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Etymology
Probably from an old dialect word rammle, related to Middle English ramen ("to roam"); the sense of "talking incoherently" developed later, around the 1630s.