ramble
pronunciation
How to pronounce ramble in British English:
UK [ˈræmbl]
How to pronounce ramble in American English:
US [ˈræmbəl]
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- Noun:
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
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- Verb:
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Word Origin
- ramble (v.)
- mid-15c., perhaps frequentative of romen "to walk, go" (see roam), perhaps via romblen (late 14c.) "to ramble." The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch rammelen, a derivative of rammen "copulate," "used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat" [Weekley]. Meaning "to talk or write incoherently" is from 1630s. Related: Rambled; rambling.
- ramble (n.)
- "a roving or wandering," 1650s, from ramble (v.).
Example
- 1. They ramble on for hundreds of pages , and most people don 't care .
- 2. I could ramble on but I think you get the picture .
- 3. Ramble on development of mini excavator abroad .
- 4. When you have not prepared ahead of time , you may tend to ramble , sometimes talking yourself right out of the job .
- 5. For in this world I 'm bound to ramble .