What does "ramble" mean?
Ramble: To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
Additional senses
- 2.To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
- 3.A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift.
- 4.Etym: [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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