rambling

CEFRC1

/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Long and confused, with many changes of subject.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Confused and irregular; awkward.

Examples

  • I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.

  • Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.

  2. Winding irregularly in various directions.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of ramble

More examples

In context

  • I know I'm rambling.

  • Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top, I made no other discoveries.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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The professor's blank lecture lasted two hours and covered many unrelated topics.

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