Word Frequency
ramble (ˈræmbəl
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Definitions
verb
- to stroll about freely, as for relaxation, with no particular direction
- (of paths, streams, etc) to follow a winding course; meander
- (of plants) to grow in a random fashion
- (of speech, writing, etc) to lack organization
noun
- a leisurely stroll, esp in the countryside
Word Origin
C17: probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to roam (of animals); see ramSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = walk, tour, trip, stroll, hike, roaming, excursion, roving, saunter, traipse, peregrination, perambulation
= walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse, go walkabout, perambulate, stravaig, peregrinate
Translations for 'ramble'
- British English: ramble A ramble is a long walk in the countryside. NOUN...an hour's ramble through the woods.
- Brazilian Portuguese: caminhada
- Chinese: > 漫步乡间的
- European Spanish: caminata
- French: randonnée
- German: Wanderung
- Italian: escursione
- Japanese: 散策
- Korean: > 산책시골길
- Portuguese: caminhada
- Spanish: caminata
- British English: ramble If you ramble, you go on a long walk in the countryside. VERB...freedom to ramble across the moors.
- Brazilian Portuguese: caminhar
- Chinese: > 漫步乡间的
- European Spanish: pasear
- French: faire une randonnée
- German: wandern
- Italian: fare escursioni
- Japanese: 散策する
- Korean: > 산책하다시골길
- Portuguese: caminhar
- Spanish: pasear
Example Sentences Including 'ramble'
"Why do you think I've been sitting upstairs with Cadmus, listening to him ramble for hours on end?GALILEE (2001)
14. In a man, a mole on the left side of the chest over the heart, denotes a kindly person who likes to ramble on.Body Reading
After that delightful ramble , Evelyn found things going better.Challenge for the Chalet School
Don't give short monosyllabic answers, but equally don't ramble or be repetitive.British Medical Journal (2002)
He arrived at 5 in the afternoon, went to the village inn, engaged his room and went off for a ramble.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
In an emotional ramble to fans, GERI HALLIWELL has revealed she has finally found inner peace.Sun, News of the World (2005)
On the program, too, is Dvorak's Symphony No. 6 which expresses the simple delights of a ramble in the Czech countryside.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
The castle's scrupulously kept gardens are worth a ramble -- Elizabeth I played bowls there and hunted the Berkeley deer.The Australian (2004)
They're so excited they'll be breaking rules right and left and then goodbye to their share of the ramble !Challenge for the Chalet School
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