ramble
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countrysideA leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
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» Does Tom always ramble like this?
Том завжди говорить настільки незв'язно? — deniko
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4 sensesA leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
Abschweifen
болтовня́boltovnjá, пустосло́виеpustoslóvije
A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
- an aimless amble on a winding course
Examples
39 sentencesDoes Tom always ramble like this?
Том завжди говорить настільки незв'язно? — deniko
Tom has a tendency to ramble.
ruТом склонен заговариваться. — odexed
What's Tom rambling on about?
I'm just rambling.
ruЯ просто брожу. — Biga
I know I'm rambling.
ruЯ знаю, что я слишком много говорю. — shanghainese
Translations
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Origin
An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle EnglishAn altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le.
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