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verb

1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander. See move/halt.
2. To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, saunter, stroll, wander. Informal mosey. See move/halt.
3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, stray, wander. Idioms: go offatona tangent. See approach/retreat.

noun

An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll, walk, wander. See move/halt.

v

Definition: talk aimlessly, endlessly
Antonyms: be direct

v

Definition: wander about; travel aimlessly
Antonyms: stay

IN BRIEF: To walk along without any special goal. Also; To talk or write without sticking to any point or subject.

I like to ramble in the woods to relax and think.

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For a list of words related to ramble, see:

• Gaits - ramble: roll along in a leisurely, aimless manner
• Modes and Manners of Expression - ramble: talk disconnectedly at length; wander from the subject

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå tur, vandre omkring, tale el. skrive usammenhængende
n. - vandretur, slentretur

idioms:

• ramble on    væve, tale om vind og vejr

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondtrekken, afdwalen, verschillende kant op groeien, wandeltocht

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire une randonnée, faire une balade, (Hort) grimper
n. - randonnée à pied, balade

idioms:

• ramble on    discourir (sur)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wanderung
v. - umherstreifen, zusammenhangloses Zeug reden

idioms:

• ramble on    sich endlos über etwas auslassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίπατος, βόλτα, σεργιάνι, σουλάτσο, περιπλάνηση, (μτφ.) ασυνάρτητη ομιλία, ξεκάρφωτες κουβέντες
v. - περιδιαβάζω, σεργιανίζω, σουλατσάρω, κάνω βόλτες, περιφέρομαι, περιπλανώμαι, σουρτουκεύω, τριγυρίζω, (μτφ.) μιλώ ή γράφω ασυνάρτητα ή ασύνδετα, (για φυτό) θρασεύω, (εξ)απλώνομαι ακατάστατα

idioms:

• ramble on    απεραντολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
gironzolare, passeggiata, vagabondaggio

idioms:

• ramble on    divagarsi su

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tagarelice (f), perambulação (f)
v. - tagarelar, perambular

idioms:

• ramble on    tagarelar

Русский (Russian)
прогуливаться, трепаться, прогулка

idioms:

• ramble on    трепаться о

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pasear, callejear, dar vueltas
n. - caminata, paseo, vuelta, divagaciones, vagabundeo

idioms:

• ramble on    divagar, irse por las ramas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strövtåg
v. - ströva omkring

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闲逛, 漫谈, 聊天, 漫步, 随笔

idioms:

• ramble on    继续漫步地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閒逛, 漫談, 聊天, 漫步, 隨筆
n. - 閒逛, 隨筆, 漫步

idioms:

• ramble on    繼續漫步地

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 어슬렁 어슬렁 거닐다, 두서없이 말하다
n. - 산보, 소요

idioms:

• ramble on    오래 지껄이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぶらぶら歩く, 漫然と話す, 統一がない, はびこる, 歩きまわる, ぶらつく, 散歩する
n. - 散歩, うねった道

idioms:

• ramble on    長々おしゃべりする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تجوال, نزهه (فعل) يهيم على وجهه, يتجول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮טייל, הסתובב, דיבר או כתב באופן מבולבל, השתרג, התפשט‬
n. - ‮טיול, סיור, סיבוב‬

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