Rambling — Ram bling (r[a^]m bl[i^]ng), a. Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rambling — [adj1] disconnected, wordy circuitous, confused, desultory, diffuse, digressive, discursive, disjointed, incoherent, incongruous, irregular, long winded, periphrastic, prolix; concept 267 Ant. connected, direct, straightforward rambling [adj2]… … New thesaurus
rambling — index circuitous, desultory, discursive (digressive), indirect, labyrinthine, loquacious, profuse, pr … Law dictionary
rambling — ram|bling1 [ˈræmblıŋ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) a rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area ▪ a rambling old farmhouse 2.) rambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rambling — [[t]ræ̱mblɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape. ...that rambling house and its bizarre contents. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a speech or piece of writing as rambling, you… … English dictionary
rambling — adjective 1 a building that is rambling has an irregular shape and covers a large area: a large rambling house on the hillside 2 speech or writing that is rambling is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose: a long… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rambling — ramblingly, adv. ramblingness, n. /ram bling/, adj. 1. aimlessly wandering. 2. taking an irregular course; straggling: a rambling brook. 3. spread out irregularly in various directions: a rambling mansion. 4. straying from one subject to another; … Universalium
rambling — adjective 1) a rambling speech Syn: long winded, verbose, wordy, prolix; digressive, maundering, roundabout, circuitous, tortuous, circumlocutory; disconnected, disjointed, incoherent Ant: concise … Thesaurus of popular words
rambling — I UK [ˈræmblɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a rambling speech or piece of writing is long and confusing 2) a rambling house has a lot of different parts and covers a large area II UK [ˈræmblɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the activity of going for long walks… … English dictionary
rambling — /ˈræmblɪŋ/ (say rambling) adjective 1. wandering about aimlessly. 2. taking an irregular course; straggling. 3. spread out irregularly in various directions: a rambling mansion. 4. straying from one subject to another: *she could still reasonably …
