different between rambling vs twisting

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??æm.bl??/

Verb

rambling

1. present participle of ramble

Adjective

rambling

1. Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.
2. Confused and irregular; awkward.

Synonyms

• (digressing): desultory

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Noun

rambling (plural ramblings)

1. A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
   • 1941, Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)

     […] listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."

2. A gentle hike.

Derived terms

• rambling rose

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Anagrams

• marbling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tw?st??/

Verb

twisting

1. present participle of twist

Noun

twisting (countable and uncountable, plural twistings)

1. (countable) gerund of twist
   • 1984, Theodore R. Sizer, Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School

     She was oblivious of all around her, and her facial twistings and scrunchings were droll.

2. (uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
   • 1985, The Federal Reporter (second series, volume 756, page 219):

     Twisting benefits an insurance agent while damaging the customer. The agent benefits because the commission earned on the sale of a new health insurance policy is substantially higher than that earned on the renewal of an existing policy.

Adjective

twisting

1. Having many twists

   The mountain road is even more twisting than the valley road.

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