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(răm'bəl) pronunciation
intr.v., -bled, -bling, -bles.
  1. To move about aimlessly. See synonyms at wander.
  2. To walk about casually or for pleasure.
  3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth.
  4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions.
n.
A leisurely, sometimes lengthy walk.

[Probably from Middle Dutch *rammelen, to wander about in a state of sexual desire, from rammen, to copulate with.]


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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

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pronunciation

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

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

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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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