Meaning & use
Rambled
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Walked for pleasure, typically in the countryside, without a fixed direction; or talked or wrote at length in a confused or disconnected way.
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They rambled through the hills all afternoon, in no particular hurry.
The old man rambled on about his youth for nearly an hour.
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The two common senses, physical wandering and disorganized talking, both stem from the idea of moving without a set course.
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