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rambling

Pronunciation: /ˈramblɪŋ/

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Definition of rambling

adjective

  • 1(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential: a rambling six-hour speech Scott’s letter was long and rambling
  • 2(of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants:rambling roses
  • (of a building or path) spreading or winding irregularly in various directions:a big old rambling house

noun

[mass noun]
  • the activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure: [as modifier]:a rambling club

Derivatives

ramblingly

adverb

rambling in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rambling in the US English dictionary