ramble
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
- 2.
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
- 3.
(mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
- 4.
A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
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verb- 1.
To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
- 2.
To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- 3.
To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
1994, Richard Thompson, “Beeswing” We was drinking more in those days and tempers reached a pitch And like a fool I let her run with the rambling itch
- 4.
(often, with on)(often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field.
Usually I don't mind listening to her ramble on a bit; it can be soothing.
Last night she was rambling on about horticultural methods, which was so soothing that I nodded off.
- 5.
To follow a winding path or course.
The river rambled through the mountains.
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An 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 ramla, ramle; equivalent to roam + -le.