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ramble

Syllabification: (ram·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈrambəl/

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Definition of ramble

verb

[no object]
  • 1walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.
  • (of a plant) put out long shoots and grow over walls or other plants.
  • 2talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way:he rambled on about his acting career

noun

  • a walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside.

Origin:

late Middle English (ramble (sense 2 of the verb)): probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen, used of animals in the sense 'wander around in heat', also to the noun ram

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