'Ramble' definitions:

Definition of 'ramble'

From: WordNet
noun
An aimless amble on a winding course [syn: ramble, meander]
verb
Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: ramble on, ramble, jog]
verb
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]

Definition of 'Ramble'

From: GCIDE
  • Ramble \Ram"ble\ (r[a^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (r[a^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng).] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ramble'

From: GCIDE
  • Ramble \Ram"ble\, n.
  • 1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. [1913 Webster]
  • Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking. [PJC]
  • 4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'ramble'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Ramble'