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ramble on about — {v. phr.} To chatter on idly and without a purpose. * /When Ted has too much to drink, he always rambles on about the good old days./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ramble\ on\ about — v. phr. To chatter on idly and without a purpose. When Ted has too much to drink, he always rambles on about the good old days … Словарь американских идиом
ramble — ram|ble1 [ˈræmbəl] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from roam] 1.) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized, so that other people find it difficult to understand you ▪ She s getting old and she tends to ramble a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ramble on — v. (D; intr.) ( to talk in a disorganized manner ) to ramble on about (she rambled on about her childhood) * * * (D; intr.) ( to talk in a disorganized manner ) to ramble on about (she ramble ond on about her childhood) … Combinatory dictionary
ramble — [n] aimless walk constitutional, excursion, hike, perambulation, peregrination, roaming, roving, saunter, stroll, tour, traipse, trip, turn; concepts 151,224 ramble [v1] wander about; travel aimlessly amble, bat around*, be all over the map*,… … New thesaurus
Ramble — Ram ble (r[a^]m b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled} (r[a^]m b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling} (r[a^]m bl[i^]ng).] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. {Roam}.] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ramble — ► VERB 1) walk for pleasure in the countryside. 2) (of a plant) grow over walls, fences, etc. 3) (often ramble on) talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way. ► NOUN ▪ a walk taken for pleasure in the countryside. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
ramble — [ram′bəl] vi. rambled, rambling [var. of ME romblen, freq. of romen, to ROAM] 1. to roam about; esp., to walk or stroll about idly, without any special goal 2. to talk or write aimlessly, without connection of ideas 3. to grow or spread in all… … English World dictionary
ramble — I UK [ˈræmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms ramble : present tense I/you/we/they ramble he/she/it rambles present participle rambling past tense rambled past participle rambled 1) to talk for a long time in a confused way, especially… … English dictionary
ramble on — verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner (Freq. 1) This novel rambles on and jogs • Syn: ↑ramble, ↑jog • Derivationally related forms: ↑rambler (for: ↑ramble) … Useful english dictionary
