VERB | stative | ramble, ramble on, jog | continue talking / talking or writing in a desultory manner |
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motion | ramble, roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, rove, range, drift, vagabond | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | |
NOUN | act | ramble, meander | an aimless amble on a winding course |
Sounds | rae'mbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | An aimless amble on a winding course. | |
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Synonym | meander | |
Broader | amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation | A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
Catalan | caminada | |
Verbs | ramble | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
Meaning | Continue talking / talking or writing in a desultory manner. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Example | "This novel rambles on and jogs" | |
Synonyms | ramble on, jog | |
Broader | continue, go on, carry on, proceed | Continue talking / talking / talking |
Spanish | divagar | |
Nouns | rambler | a person whose speech or writing is not well organized |
Meaning | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | They ramble the countryside; They ramble in the countryside | |
Synonyms | roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, rove, range, drift, vagabond | |
Narrower | gallivant, gad, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure |
maunder | wander aimlessly | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | stray, err, drift | wander from a direct course or at random |
wander | Go via an indirect route or at no set pace | |
Spanish | caminar, deambular, errar, girar, rondar, vagabundear, vagar | |
Catalan | caminar, deambular, girar, rondar, vagabundejar, vagarejar, vagar | |
Nouns | ramble | an aimless amble on a winding course |
rambler | a person who takes long / long walks in the country |
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