Rambling — Ram bling (r[a^]m bl[i^]ng), a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rambling — Rambling has been a popular activity throughout this century, although numbers have risen significantly as leisure time and car ownership have increased. The Rambler’s Association, which was formed in 1931, represents the rights of walkers,… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
rambling — [adj1] disconnected, wordy circuitous, confused, desultory, diffuse, digressive, discursive, disjointed, incoherent, incongruous, irregular, long winded, periphrastic, prolix; concept 267 Ant. connected, direct, straightforward rambling [adj2]… … New thesaurus
rambling — index circuitous, desultory, discursive (digressive), indirect, labyrinthine, loquacious, profuse, pr … Law dictionary
rambling — ram|bling1 [ˈræmblıŋ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) a rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area ▪ a rambling old farmhouse 2.) rambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rambling — [[t]ræ̱mblɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape. ...that rambling house and its bizarre contents. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you… … English dictionary
rambling — adjective 1 a building that is rambling has an irregular shape and covers a large area: a large rambling house on the hillside 2 speech or writing that is rambling is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose: a long… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rambling — ramblingly, adv. ramblingness, n. /ram bling/, adj. 1. aimlessly wandering. 2. taking an irregular course; straggling: a rambling brook. 3. spread out irregularly in various directions: a rambling mansion. 4. straying from one subject to another; … Universalium
rambling — adjective 1) a rambling speech Syn: long winded, verbose, wordy, prolix; digressive, maundering, roundabout, circuitous, tortuous, circumlocutory; disconnected, disjointed, incoherent Ant: concise … Thesaurus of popular words
rambling — I UK [ˈræmblɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a rambling speech or piece of writing is long and confusing 2) a rambling house has a lot of different parts and covers a large area II UK [ˈræmblɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the activity of going for long walks… … English dictionary
rambling — /ˈræmblɪŋ/ (say rambling) adjective 1. wandering about aimlessly. 2. taking an irregular course; straggling. 3. spread out irregularly in various directions: a rambling mansion. 4. straying from one subject to another: *she could still reasonably …
