D defs.my
Entry 7 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ramble

/(răm"b'l)/ · Ram·ble · IPA /ˈɹæmbəl/
01 v. i. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander;…
imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling
  1. 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. 2.
    To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
  3. 3.
    To extend or grow at random.
Syn. To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
02 n. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
  1. 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 Christmas ramble.” Swift.
  2. 2.
    A bed of shale over the seam.(Coal Mining)
  3. 3.
    A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
  4. 4.
    a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.