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beat-around-the-bush
(Idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
  2. (Idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
stroll
To walk along or through at a leisurely pace:
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  1. To walk along or through at a leisurely pace:
  2. To walk in an idle, leisurely manner; saunter
  3. To go for a leisurely walk:
promenade
To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
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  1. To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
  2. To go on a leisurely walk.
  3. To walk.
roam
To be directed over or around (an area):
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  1. To be directed over or around (an area):
  2. To travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander
  3. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner:
wander
To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam
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  1. To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam
  2. To proceed in an irregular course; meander:
  3. To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
drift
To become heaped with drifting snow, sand, etc.
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  1. To become heaped with drifting snow, sand, etc.
  2. (Western US) To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
  3. To move easily or gradually away from a set position
stray
To act contrary to moral or proper behavior, especially in being sexually unfaithful:
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  1. To act contrary to moral or proper behavior, especially in being sexually unfaithful:
  2. To move away from a group, deviate from a course, or escape from established limits:
  3. To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought:
diverge
To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.
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  1. To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.
  2. To go or move in different directions from a common point or from each other; branch off
  3. To depart from a given viewpoint, practice, etc.; differ
meander
To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics.
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  1. To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics.
  2. To move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction:
  3. To follow a winding and turning course:
blather
To talk on and on foolishly
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  1. To talk on and on foolishly
chatter
To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way:
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  1. To utter in a rapid, usually thoughtless way:
  2. To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber.
  3. To utter a rapid series of short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds:
babble
To talk foolishly or too much; blab
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  1. To talk foolishly or too much; blab
  2. To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration.
  3. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds:
digress
To turn aside, especially to depart temporarily from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray.
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  1. To turn aside, especially to depart temporarily from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray.
maunder
To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.
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  1. To move or act aimlessly or vaguely; wander.
  2. To move or act in a dreamy, vague, aimless way
  3. To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle.
write without sequence of ideas
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    expatiate
    (Archaic) To roam or wander freely
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    1. (Archaic) To roam or wander freely
    2. To speak or write in great detail; elaborate or enlarge (on or upon)
    3. To speak or write at length:
    protract
    (Zool.) To thrust out; extend
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    1. (Zool.) To thrust out; extend
    2. (Mathematics) To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
    3. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
    enlarge
    To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
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    1. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
    2. (Nautical) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's course; to draw aft; said of the wind.
    3. To become larger; grow or swell.
    descant
    To sing
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    1. To sing
    2. To sing or play a descant to the main melody
    3. To talk or write at length; comment expansively; discourse (on or upon)
    prose
    To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style.
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    1. To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style.
    2. To speak, write, or express (one's thoughts, etc.) in prose or in a prosaic way
    3. To write prose.
    dwell-on
    To continue to think or talk about (something or someone).
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    1. To continue to think or talk about (something or someone).
    dilate
    To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
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    1. To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
    2. To speak or write in detail (on or upon a subject)
    3. To become wider or larger; expand.
    amplify
    To produce amplification of:
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    1. To produce amplification of:
    2. (Electronics) To increase the strength of (an electrical signal) by means of an amplifier
    3. To develop more fully, as with details, examples, statistics, etc.
    wander
    To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
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    1. To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
    2. To drift away from a subject, as in discussion; stray or roam in thought
    3. To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam
    gossip
    To engage in or spread gossip:
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    1. To engage in or spread gossip:
    2. To be a gossip or engage in gossip
    drivel
    To allow to flow from the mouth.
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    1. To allow to flow from the mouth.
    2. To say in a silly or stupid manner
    3. To speak in a silly or stupid manner
    talk off the top of one's head
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      twist
      To move in a curved path, as a ball given a spinning motion
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      1. To move in a curved path, as a ball given a spinning motion
      2. To undergo twisting and thus take on a spiral or coiled form
      3. To give spiral shape to by turning the ends in opposite directions
      twine
      To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
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      1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
      2. To twist and turn
      3. To go in a winding course; twist about:
      wander
      To turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose one's way
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      1. To turn aside or astray (from a path, course, etc.); lose one's way
      2. To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
      3. To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam
      roam
      To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
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      1. To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought:
      2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner:
      3. To move about without purpose or plan; wander.
      branch-off
      (Idiomatic, intransitive) to diverge into two or more separate paths.
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      1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) to diverge into two or more separate paths.
      climb
      To go up by using the feet and, often, the hands
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      1. To go up by using the feet and, often, the hands
      2. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet:
      3. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.
      spread
      To cause to become widely seen or known; scatter or disseminate:
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      1. To cause to become widely seen or known; scatter or disseminate:
      2. To be exhibited, displayed, or visible in broad or full extent:
      3. To be extended or enlarged:
      fork
      To raise, carry, pitch, or pierce with a fork.
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      1. To raise, carry, pitch, or pierce with a fork.
      2. To use a fork, as in working.
      3. To give the shape of a fork to (one's fingers, for example).
      straggle
      To leave, arrive, or occur at irregular intervals
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      1. To leave, arrive, or occur at irregular intervals
      2. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group:
      3. To extend or be spread out:
      stray
      To move without a destination or purpose; wander:
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      1. To move without a destination or purpose; wander:
      2. To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought:
      3. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner:
      extend
      To open or straighten (something) out; unbend:
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      1. To open or straighten (something) out; unbend:
      2. To cause to move at full gallop. Used of a horse.
      3. To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
      grow
      To allow to grow
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      1. To allow to grow
      2. To cause to grow; raise:
      3. To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
      clamber
      To climb with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
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      1. To climb with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
      2. To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble.
      3. To climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet
      trail
      To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag
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      1. To move, walk, go along, etc. wearily, heavily, or slowly; crawl; drag
      2. To allow to drag or stream behind, as along the ground:
      3. To extend, grow, or droop loosely over a surface:
      drift
      (Western US) To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
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      1. (Western US) To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
      2. To cover with drifts
      3. (West) To range far afield in a drove, as in seeking pasture or escaping a storm
      gad
      To wander about in an idle or restless way, as in seeking amusement
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      1. To wander about in an idle or restless way, as in seeking amusement
      2. To break up (ore, for example) with a gad.
      3. To move about restlessly or with little purpose, especially in search of pleasure or amusement.
      gallivant
      To play around amorously; flirt.
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      1. To play around amorously; flirt.
      2. To go about in search of amusement or excitement
      3. (Intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
      meander
      A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
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      1. A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
      2. To follow a winding and turning course:
      3. To speak or write in sustained fashion on a number of loosely connected topics.
      peregrinate
      To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.
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      1. To journey or travel from place to place, especially on foot.
      2. To travel through or over; traverse.
      3. To follow (a route, etc.); travel, esp. walk, along, over, or through
      range
      The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
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      1. The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
      2. To put out (cattle, etc.) to graze on a range
      3. To wander freely; roam:
      roam
      To move or pass over the body:
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      1. To move or pass over the body:
      2. To use a cell phone network outside of a home service area as defined by a service plan.
      3. To wander over or through:
      rove
      To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
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      1. To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.
      2. To look at or around (an area) in an idle or casual manner:
      3. (Intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
      stray
      To wander from a given place, limited area, direct course, etc., esp. aimlessly; roam; rove
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      1. To wander from a given place, limited area, direct course, etc., esp. aimlessly; roam; rove
      2. To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner:
      3. To move without a destination or purpose; wander:
      traipse
      (Intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
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      1. (Intransitive, colloquial) To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
      2. To walk or tramp over or about:
      3. To walk or tramp about; gad:
      wander
      To be directed without an object or in various directions:
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      1. To be directed without an object or in various directions:
      2. To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
      3. To wander across or through:
      amble
      To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
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      1. To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
      2. To go easily and unhurriedly; walk in a leisurely manner
      3. To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
      meander
      To follow a winding and turning course:
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      1. To follow a winding and turning course:
      2. A sinuous curve, bend, or loop along the course of a stream or river.
      3. To wander aimlessly or idly; ramble
      perambulate
      To inspect (an area) on foot.
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      1. To inspect (an area) on foot.
      2. To walk around so as to officially inspect and maintain the boundary of (a forest, estate, etc.)
      3. To walk about; roam or stroll.
      promenade
      To go on a leisurely walk.
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      1. To go on a leisurely walk.
      2. To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
      3. To walk.
      saunter
      To walk about idly; stroll
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      1. To walk about idly; stroll
      stroll
      To walk along or through at a leisurely pace:
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      1. To walk along or through at a leisurely pace:
      2. To go for a leisurely walk:
      3. To walk in an idle, leisurely manner; saunter
      wander
      To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms:
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      1. To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms:
      2. To proceed in an irregular course; meander:
      3. To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
      mosey
      To move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter:
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      1. To move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter:
      2. To get going; move along.
      3. (Chiefly US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
      deviate
      To cause to turn aside or differ.
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      1. To cause to turn aside or differ.
      2. To turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress
      3. To turn aside from a course or way:
      digress
      To turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing
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      1. To turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing
      divagate
      To stray from the subject; digress
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      1. To stray from the subject; digress
      2. To wander or drift about.
      3. To wander about
      diverge
      To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.
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      1. To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.
      2. To depart from a given viewpoint, practice, etc.; differ
      3. To go or move in different directions from a common point or from each other; branch off
      stray
      To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought:
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      1. To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought:
      2. To go wrong; be in error; deviate (from what is right)
      3. To move away from a group, deviate from a course, or escape from established limits:
      wander
      To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
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      1. To roam through, in, or over without plan or destination
      2. To drift away from a subject, as in discussion; stray or roam in thought
      3. To move or go about aimlessly, without plan or fixed destination; ramble; roam
      amble
      An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
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      1. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.
      2. A leisurely walking pace
      3. An unhurried or leisurely walk.
      meander
      An aimless wandering; rambling
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      1. An aimless wandering; rambling
      2. A passage on a subtopic or digression in a longer piece of discourse.
      3. A bend, turn, or winding, as of a stream or path.
      perambulation
      (Law) An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries.
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      1. (Law) An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries.
      2. (Rare) A survey, a tour; a walking around.
      promenade
      A walking or marching figure of a square dance
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      1. A walking or marching figure of a square dance
      2. A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
      3. A leisurely walk taken for pleasure, to display one's finery, etc.
      saunter
      A leisurely pace.
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      1. A leisurely pace.
      2. A slow, leisurely gait
      3. A leisurely walk or stroll.
      stroll
      The act of strolling; leisurely walk
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      1. The act of strolling; leisurely walk
      2. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.
      3. A leisurely walk.
      walk
      (Sports) A track event in which contestants compete in walking a specified distance.
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      1. (Sports) A track event in which contestants compete in walking a specified distance.
      2. A distance walked, often in terms of the time required
      3. A route traversed by walking
      wander
      The act or an instance of wandering.
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      1. The act or an instance of wandering.
      go off at (or on) a tangent
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        • Most of the guests seemed content in the parlor, listening to Pumpkin Green ramble away about his upcoming Fourth of July water fight.

        • As he began to ramble on about Mrs. Langstrom's cooking, Mrs. Lincoln jumped down and stood on hind legs, stretching up the young man's pant leg.

        • Men of business, even farmers, thought only of solitude and employment, and of the great distance at which I dwelt from something or other; and though they said that they loved a ramble in the woods occasionally, it was obvious that they did not.

        • A good book review follows the same basic rules as any other type of writing: write in the active voice, don't ramble, and proofread your work carefully when you're finished.

        • It is then a steady ramble back to familiar environs.

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