Ramble \Ram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rambling.]
[For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf.
Roam.]
1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any
determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or
irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the
city; to ramble over the world.
He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness,
what is his liberty better than if driven up and
down as a bubble by the wind? --Locke.
2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson.
Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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