ramble — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

   Examples

   More examples (2)

   Marianne was prevailed upon to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion in her rambles. If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes;[…]

   The place was a favourite with all, and the ramble in this quarter was quite a regular custom of the afternoon with the fair heiress of Colonel Walton in particular.

2. A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.

3. A bed of shale over the seam of coal.

4. A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.

   Examples

   Someone proposed that we play in one of the small clearings in a gay crusing ^([sic]) area in Central Park called the rambles.

Verb

1. To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Weak from drifting on the longest mosey ever rambled. Weeks with no meal or beverage. Blistering desert pounding me to the crosine-tipped ^([sic]) brink of insanity. Yet perhaps there is truth in sand madness.

2. To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.

3. To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.

   Examples

   1994, Richard Thompson, “Beeswing” We was drinking more in those days and tempers reached a pitch And like a fool I let her run with the rambling itch

4. To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.

   Usage

   • often
   • with-on

   Examples

   Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.

   She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field.

   More examples (2)

   Usually I don't mind listening to her ramble on a bit; it can be soothing.

   Last night she was rambling on about horticultural methods, which was so soothing that I nodded off.

5. To follow a winding path or course.

   Examples

   The river rambled through the mountains.

Noun

1. an aimless amble on a winding course

   Synonyms

   meander

   Broader terms

   amblepromenadesaunterstrollperambulation

Verb

1. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

   Synonyms

   ramble onjog

   Broader terms

   continuego oncarry onproceed

   Examples

   This novel rambles on and jogs

2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

   Synonyms

   rollwanderswanstraytramproamcastroverangedriftvagabond

   Broader terms

   travelgomovelocomote

   Examples

   The gypsies roamed the woods

   roving vagabonds

   More examples (4)

   the wandering Jew

   The cattle roam across the prairie

   the laborers drift from one town to the next

   They rolled from town to town