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rambling
ram·bling R0031900 (răm′blĭng)adj.1. Often or habitually roaming; wandering.2. Extended over an irregular area; sprawling: a large rambling country estate.3. Lengthy and digressive: a rambling speech. ram′bling·ly adv.rambling (ˈræmblɪŋ) adj1. straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned: a rambling old house. 2. (of speech or writing) lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected3. (Botany) (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling4. nomadic; wanderingThesaurusAdj. | 1. | rambling - spreading out in different directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"sprawling, straggling, stragglyuntidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money" | | 2. | rambling - (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"excursive, digressive, discursiveindirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" | | 3. | rambling - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"meandering, wandering, windingindirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" |
ramblingadjective1. sprawling, spreading, trailing, irregular, straggling that rambling house with its bizarre contents2. long-winded, incoherent, disjointed, prolix, irregular, diffuse, disconnected, desultory, wordy, circuitous, discursive, digressive, periphrastic He wrote a rambling letter to his wife. long-winded direct, to the point, coherent, conciseramblingadjectiveMarked by or given to digression:digressive, discursive, excursive, parenthetic, parenthetical, tangential.Translationsramble (ˈrӕmbl) verb1. to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure. 漫步 漫步于...2. to speak in an aimless or confused way. 不著邊際地閒扯 聊天,漫谈 noun a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure. 漫步 漫步ˈrambler noun1. a climbing plant (usually a rose). 蔓生植物 蔓生植物2. a person who goes walking in the country for pleasure. 漫步者 漫步者ˈrambling adjective1. aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic. a long, rambling speech. 不著邊際的 不着边际的杂乱无章的 2. built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions. a rambling old house. 雜亂無章的 杂乱无章的,凌乱的 3. (of plants, usually roses) climbing. 蔓生的 蔓生的ramble on to talk for a long time in an aimless or confused way. 不著邊際地閒扯不停 漫谈 IdiomsSeeramble onrambling
rambling (of a plant, esp a rose) profusely climbing and straggling rambling Fragmented non-goal directed speech, most often caused by acute organic brain diseaserambling Neurology Fragmented non-goal directed speech most often caused by acute organic brain disease. See Organic brain disease, Word salad. rambling
Synonyms for ramblingadj sprawlingSynonyms- sprawling
- spreading
- trailing
- irregular
- straggling
adj long-windedSynonyms- long-winded
- incoherent
- disjointed
- prolix
- irregular
- diffuse
- disconnected
- desultory
- wordy
- circuitous
- discursive
- digressive
- periphrastic
Antonyms- direct
- to the point
- coherent
- concise
Synonyms for ramblingadj marked by or given to digressionSynonyms- digressive
- discursive
- excursive
- parenthetic
- parenthetical
- tangential
Synonyms for ramblingadj spreading out in different directionsSynonyms- sprawling
- straggling
- straggly
Related Wordsadj (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjectsSynonyms- excursive
- digressive
- discursive
Related Wordsadj of a path e.g.Synonyms- meandering
- wandering
- winding
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