rambling
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈræmbəlɪŋ/
- Informal
:
divagante
- I do not want any long, rambling response that dances all over the place.
- long and rambling
So without further ado, long rambling intro is done.
- So without further ado, long rambling intro is done.
- So that's a long rambling answer to it could be worse.
- So, Simon, welcome back to the podcast after that rambling preparatory monologue.
- So kind of a rambling answer, but a lot of really interesting stuff there.
- And I know this is just some weird rambling video, but on one hand, I don't want to be that lean anymore.
- This visit came days after President Biden made this incoherent and rambling comment about shootings that had happened in Florida.
- So I, I, I spent as this is a long and rambling way of saying I worry about the rabbit holes that we go down in this area.
- Everybody knows that your rallies are rambling, nonsensical nut job affairs.
- Makes this like rambling anti anti-Semitic ramble and then he erases it when he sobers up.
- He always puts out these hateful, ridiculous, psychotic rambling truth social post which we hear at I have news called Lie Social.
- So it's a rambling sort of a much like how I talk and exist and move through life, but, you know, like a rabbit hole.
Examples
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It's long, it's a little bit rambling, but it's well worth the effort.
Blog text (14) -
Up at the podium, another student is reading a long, rambling list poem about different kinds of cars.
Academic text (2007) -
Because it's long, it's rambling, and at times it's not very clear.
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So OK, enough rambling time to start getting ready.
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I know this has been long and rambling, and I thank you for reading.
Blog text (8) -
A few well-chosen words can often be much more effective than a long, rambling explanation.
Academic text (2011) -
Mike, I'm not sure what to make of your rambling and often seemingly contradictory response.
Blog text (14) -
I apologize for the chaotic and rambling nature of my comments in this thread.
Blog text (28) -
Most people who are valuable as mentors are also extremely busy and they do not have time for open-ended rambling conversations.
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His long, rambling speech made it difficult for the audience to stay focused on the main topic.
Synonyms
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5.8
Saying or writing more words than needed and taking too long
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7.2
Unable to speak clearly because of strong emotion or illness
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8.3
Speaking or writing that moves from one topic to another without clear order
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7.1
Long and not clear in speaking or writing
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8.1
Tending to move away from the main subject and talk about other things
To wander away from the main subject in speech or writing and cover many topics
Talking a lot quickly and without stopping
Antonyms
How Rambling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rambling comes from the old verb ramble, meaning 'to wander', so a rambling speech or piece of writing 'wanders' from one idea to another and does not stay on a clear point.