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   ram·bling

   /ˈramb(ə)liNG/

   adjective

   • 1. (of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential: "a rambling six-hour speech" Similar long-windedgarrulousverbosewordyprolixdigressivewanderingmaunderingroundaboutcircuitousdiffusediscursivecircumlocutoryobliqueperiphrasticdisconnecteddisjointedill-thought-outincoherentillogicalOpposite concisepithy
   • 2. (of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants; climbing: "rambling roses" Similar trailingcreepingstragglingviningprostrate
   • ▪ (of a building or path) spreading or winding irregularly in various directions: "a big old rambling house" Similar windingtwistingtwistylabyrinthinesprawlingspreadingstraggling
   • ▪ (of a person) traveling from place to place; wandering: "a rambling man"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ramblingly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ramblingRambling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RAMBLING is proceeding without a specific goal, purpose, or direction. How to use rambling in a sentence.

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   RAMBLING definition: 1. too long and confused: 2. large and spreading out in many different directions: 3. the…. Learn more.

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   Rambling always means indirect and a little confusing, which can be a negative quality in a classroom lecture or movie plot — but when you're talking about a path through the woods, rambling is a charming way to describe it.

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   1. a. : to move aimlessly from place to place. rambled through the little town. b. : to explore idly. After one rambles through the maps for a time … some overall impressions begin to emerge. John Noble Wilford. 2. a. : to talk or write in an aimless, erratic, and often long-winded fashion.

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   adjective. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned. a rambling old house. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected. (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling. nomadic; wandering.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAMBLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › ramblingRambling Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Often or habitually roaming; wandering. American Heritage. Extended over an irregular area; sprawling. A large rambling country estate. American Heritage. Lengthy and digressive. A rambling speech. American Heritage. Synonyms: straggly. straggling. sprawling. excursive. digressive. discursive. winding. wandering. meandering

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAMBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time: Sorry, I'm rambling (on) - let me get back to the point.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › ramblingRambling - definition of rambling by The Free Dictionary

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    adj. 1. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned: a rambling old house. 2. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected. 3. (Botany) (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling. 4. nomadic; wandering.

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    If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you are criticizing it for being too long and very confused.