rambling
rambling Lexical Profile
rambling Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Lengthy and confused or inconsequential, especially of speech or writing.
"The keynote speaker lost the audience's attention during a rambling speech that lasted nearly two hours."
Spreading or winding irregularly in various directions (especially of a building, street, or climbing plant).
"They spent the summer renovating a rambling farmhouse surrounded by overgrown orchards."
Walking or wandering around aimlessly or for pleasure without a fixed route.
"Our rambling afternoon tour through the historic district revealed several tucked-away courtyards."
• noun
Lengthy, disconnected, or confused talk or writing (usually used in the plural).
"The journal was filled with the late-night ramblings of an exhausted traveler."
British The activity or pastime of walking in the countryside for pleasure.
"Rambling across the Yorkshire Dales is one of her favorite weekend activities."
• Rhymes for rambling
• Nearby Words
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'ramble', which appeared in the 15th century, likely as a frequentative form of Middle English 'romen' ('to roam') or borrowed from Middle Dutch 'rammelen' ('to wander about').