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rambling

[ram-bling]

adjective

  1. aimlessly wandering.

  2. taking an irregular course; straggling.

    a rambling brook.

  3. spread out irregularly in various directions.

    a rambling mansion.

  4. straying from one subject to another; desultory.

    a rambling novel.

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rambling

/ ˈæɪŋ /

adjective

  1. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned

    a rambling old house

  2. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected

  3. (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling

  4. nomadic; wandering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ramblingly adverb
  • ramblingness noun
  • unrambling adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rambling1

First recorded in 1615–25; ramble + -ing 2
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There were rambling courtroom monologues, questionable medical episodes and theatrical outbursts which were often directed at his own lawyers as a prelude to sacking them.

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But don’t worry, I’m not going to mark this anniversary by rambling on and on about the death spiral, other than to remind you to renew your subscription immediately.

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He was 27, with a wife and son, and they shared a rambling Craftsman house nearby, owned by curator and art dealer Walter Hopps, with artist Richard Jackson.

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Insights’ rambling, overly long deconstruction of my columna caused some people to conclude it was downplaying the KKK’s awfulness.

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Two days before the suit was filed, West appeared in an awkward Super Bowl advertisement where he filmed himself rambling on a cellphone in a dentist’s chair while text appeared urging viewers to go to Yeezy.com.

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