different between rambly vs ramble

English

Etymology

ramble +? -y

Adjective

rambly (comparative more rambly, superlative most rambly)

1. Tending to ramble, to wander aimlessly or to make meandering digressions.
   • 1947, Kenneth Hamlyn McConnel, Rex Hazlewood, Planning the Australian homestead (page 100)

     But the mere mention of garden design is anathema to many people; they love a "rambly" garden. Such a garden is based on rambly ideas. This shrub would "look well" here; a bed of roses would "be just the thing" there; […]

   • 1988, U-M Computing News (volume 3, page 71)

     Is your writing wordy and rambly? Try these two new products and you may discover that you can be a better, faster writer than you think!

Anagrams

• marbly

English

Etymology

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 Old Swedish rambla (“to make a noise”), 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".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æmb?l/
• Rhymes: -æmb?l

Noun

ramble (plural rambles)

1. A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
2. A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
3. (mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
4. A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.

Translations

Verb

ramble (third-person singular simple present rambles, present participle rambling, simple past and past participle rambled)

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.

5. To follow a winding path or course.

Synonyms

• (talk or write unclearly, or incoherently): drivel, sperg

Translations

References

Further reading

• ramble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ramble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ramble at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Ambler, Balmer, Blamer, Marble, ambler, blamer, lamber, marble