Rambling Meaning
/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbpresent participle and gerund of ramble
adjOf a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
adjConfused and irregular; awkward.
"Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top, I made no other discoveries."— 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
adjWinding irregularly in various directions.
"A long somewhat rambling branch, avoiding the places most likely to supply it with traffic, but not the centres of scenic interest, began at Letterkenny and reached the sea at Burtonport."— 1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 353:
nounA long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
"[…] listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War.""— 1941, Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion, page 145:
nounA gentle hike.
Sentence Examples
Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.
I know I'm rambling.
I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's ____ lecture lasted two hours and covered many unrelated topics.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The professor's ____ lecture covered too many topics and left students confused about the main point.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's ____ lecture lasted two hours and covered many unrelated topics.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The professor's ____ lecture covered too many topics and left students confused about the main point.