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A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹæmbəl/
  1. A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

  2. A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.

  3. A bed of shale over the seam of coal.

  4. A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.

Where this word comes from

An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le. "mid-15 c., perhaps frequentative of 'romen' 'to walk, go' perhaps via 'romblen' (late 14 c.) 'to ramble.' The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch 'rammelen,' a derivative of 'rammen' 'copulate,' 'used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat.' Meaning 'to talk or write incoherently' is from 1630s".

verb/ˈɹæmbəl/
  1. To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.

  2. To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.

  3. To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.

  4. To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.

    often · with-on
    Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
    She often rambles about bees' behavior, both in the hive and in the field.
  5. To follow a winding path or course.

    The river rambled through the mountains.
Where this word comes from

An altered form (with dissimilation of mm to mb) of dialectal rammle, from Middle English *ramlen, *ramelen, frequentative of Middle English ramen (“to roam, ramble”); compare Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), Danish ramle (“to stumble; collapse; thunder; boom”); equivalent to roam + -le. "mid-15 c., perhaps frequentative of 'romen' 'to walk, go' perhaps via 'romblen' (late 14 c.) 'to ramble.' The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch 'rammelen,' a derivative of 'rammen' 'copulate,' 'used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat.' Meaning 'to talk or write incoherently' is from 1630s".

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