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(rm"b'l), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Rambled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Rambling (-blng).] [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. 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 Christmas ramble. Swift. 2. [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond. スポンサード リンク
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