Rambling: meaning, definitions and examples
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rambling
[ ˈramb(ə)liŋ ]
speech
Talking or writing at length in a confused or inconsequential way.
Synonyms
disjointed, incoherent, rambly
Examples of usage
- I couldn't follow his rambling speech at all.
- She went on a rambling explanation that left us all confused.
Translations
Translations of the word "rambling" in other languages:
🇵🇹 divagação
- tagarelice
- vagar
🇮🇳 भटकाव
- बकवास
- इधर-उधर की बातें
🇩🇪 abschweifend
- Geschwafel
- Herumwandern
🇮🇩 mengoceh
- mengembara
- bertele-tele
🇺🇦 блукання
- теревені
- розгул
🇵🇱 gadanie
- błądzenie
- włóczęga
🇯🇵 放浪 (ほうろう)
- しゃべり (しゃべり)
- 脱線 (だっせん)
🇫🇷 divagation
- papotage
- errance
🇪🇸 divagación
- parloteo
- deambulación
🇹🇷 saçmalama
- gevezelik
- gezinme
🇰🇷 횡설수설
- 수다
- 방황
🇸🇦 هذيان
- ثرثرة
- تجوال
🇨🇿 bloudění
- tlachání
- potulování
🇸🇰 blúdenie
- táranie
- túlanie
🇨🇳 漫步 (mànbù)
- 闲聊 (xiánliáo)
- 胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ)
🇸🇮 taverenje
- klepetanje
- potepanje
🇮🇸 ráfandi
- spjall
- flakk
🇰🇿 адасу
- босып жүру
- бос сөз
🇬🇪 ხეტიალი
- ლაქლაქი
- უგზო-უკვლოდ ხეტიალი
🇦🇿 sərgərdanlıq
- boşboğazlıq
- dolaşma
🇲🇽 divagación
- parloteo
- deambulación
Word origin
The word 'rambling' originated from the verb 'ramble', which came from Middle English 'ramblen', of unknown origin. The sense of 'walking in the countryside' appeared in the mid 17th century, while the sense of 'speaking or writing at length in a confused or inconsequential way' emerged in the late 18th century.