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Another word for ramble

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Verb

  1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area

    See also:

    move

  2. To walk at a leisurely pace

    See also:

    move

  3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking

    Idioms:
    See also:

    approach

Noun

  1. An act of walking, especially for pleasure

    See also:

    move

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Another word for ramble

Verb

  1. To saunter

    See also:

    walk

    roam

  2. To speak or write aimlessly

  3. To go in various directions; said especially of vines

    See also:

    wind

    turn

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • They can be long-winded and tedious when listening to someone ramble on before they briefly encounter a point that they want to make.

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