Meaning & use
Ramble
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To walk for pleasure without a fixed direction, or to talk or write at length in a disorganized or digressive way.
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They went for a long ramble through the countryside on Sunday afternoon.
He tends to ramble whenever he talks about his favorite films.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as a noun for a leisurely walk, a sense especially common in British English hiking culture.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A leisurely walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside.
We went on a ramble along the coastal path.
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