ramble

ram·ble  (rmbl)

intr.v. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles

1. To move about aimlessly. See Synonyms at wander.

2. To walk about casually or for pleasure.

3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth.

4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions.

n.

A leisurely, sometimes lengthy walk.

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[Probably from Middle Dutch *rammelen, to wander about in a state of sexual desire, from rammen, to copulate with.]

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ramble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction

2. to speak or write in a confused style

3. to grow or develop in a random fashion

Noun

a walk, esp. in the countryside [Middle English romblen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ramble - an aimless amble on a winding course meander amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Verb	1.	ramble - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" jog, ramble on proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
	2.	ramble - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

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ramble

noun 1. walk, tour, trip, stroll, hike, roaming, excursion, roving, saunter, traipse (informal) peregrination, perambulation

verb 2. walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal) go walkabout Austral. perambulate, stravaig Scot., Northern English (dialect) peregrinate

verb 3. (often with on) babble, wander, rabbit (on) Brit. (informal) chatter, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. digress, rattle on, maunder, witter on (informal) expatiate, run off at the mouth (slang)

Translations

ramble [ˈræmbl] n → caminata, excursión f en el campo

vi (pej) (also: ramble on) → divagar

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ramble [ˈræmbl] n → randonnée f

vi (= walk) → se promener, faire une randonnée;

(pej) (also: ramble on) → discourir, pérorer

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ramble [ˈræmbl] n → Wanderung f

vi → wandern;

(also: ramble on) (talk) → schwafeln

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ramble [ˈræmbl] n → escursione f

vi (pej) (also: ramble on) → divagare