Meaning & Definition of Rambling in English
English⟶
Rambling
/ræmblɪŋ/
adjective
1. Spreading out in different directions
- "Sprawling handwriting"
- "Straggling branches"
- "Straggly hair"
synonym:
- sprawling,
- straggling,
- rambling,
- straggly
2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- "Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"
- "A rambling discursive book"
- "His excursive remarks"
- "A rambling speech about this and that"
synonym:
- digressive,
- discursive,
- excursive,
- rambling
3. Of a path e.g.
- "Meandering streams"
- "Rambling forest paths"
- "The river followed its wandering course"
- "A winding country road"
synonym:
- meandering(a),
- rambling,
- wandering(a),
- winding
Examples of using
I know I'm rambling.
Sarah gets very bored listening to her grandparents rambling on about old times.