Category:Ramble

Ram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling.] Etym: [for rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]

1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any Determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to Rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the World. He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his Liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind Locke.

2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.

3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson.

Syn. -- to rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.

Ramble Ram"ble, n.

1. 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.

2. Etym: [cf. Rammel.] (coal mining)

Defn: a bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.