Ramble /(răm"b'l)/

Ram·ble

Ramble

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling

  1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.
    He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind?
  2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
  3. To extend or grow at random.

Ramble

n.
  1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
    Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble.
  2. A bed of shale over the seam. (Coal Mining)
  3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
  4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.