rambling

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/

Verb

rambling

present participle of ramble

Adjective

rambling

Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
Confused and irregular; awkward.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
  Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top, I made no other discoveries.

Synonyms

(digressing): desultory

Translations

long and digressing of a speech

German: langatmig (de), weitschweifend, abschweifend, palavernd (de)

Maori: kāwekaweka, autaki, hikimoke, autaki

Noun

rambling (plural ramblings)

A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
- 1941, Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)
  […] listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."
A gentle hike.

Derived terms

rambling rose

Translations

meandering talk

Chinese:
Mandarin: 漫无边际的讲话
Dutch: gebazel (nl), onsamenhangend gepraat
Finnish: jaaritus (fi), jaarittelu (fi)
German: Palaver (de) n, Gerede (de) n, Geschwafel (de) n, Sermon (de) m, Weitschweifigkeit f

Greek: ασυνάρτητος λόγος m (asynártitos lógos)
Italian: sproloquio (it) m
Polish: rozwlekły (pl) m
Spanish: perorata (es) f

gentle hiking

Dutch: wandeltocht (nl), omzwerving (nl)
Finnish: kuljeskelu (fi), samoilu (fi)
German: Wandern (de), Herumziehen, Spaziergang (de), Spazierengehen

Greek: περίπατος (el) m (perípatos)
Irish: fánaíocht f

Anagrams

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