| 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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