Ram"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (?).] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.]
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?
Locke.
2.
To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3.
To extend or grow at random.
Thomson.
Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
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Ram"ble, 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 Christians ramble.
Swift.
2. [Cf. Rammel.] Coal Mining
A bed of shale over the seam.
Raymond.
<-- 3. A section of woods suitable for liesurely walking.
muskrat ramble -- a dance -->
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