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It is from him, from Beolco Ruzzante, that I've learned to free myself from conventional literary writing and to express myself with words that you can chew, with unusual sounds, with various techniques of rhythm and breathing, even with the rambling nonsense-speech of the 'grammelot.'
Dario Fo

Meaning of "rambling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAMBLING

rambling  [ˈræmblɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAMBLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rambling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAMBLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rambling

Walking in the United Kingdom

Walking is claimed to be the most popular outdoor recreational activity in the United Kingdom, and within England and Wales there is a comprehensive network of rights of way that permits easy access to the countryside. Walking is used in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic to describe all forms of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or trekking in the Alps. Hiking is used in the UK, but less often than walking. Within the UK walking is sometimes called rambling, and the main organisation that supports walking is the Ramblers. Walking in mountainous areas in the UK is called hillwalking, or in Northern England, including the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, fellwalking, from the dialect word fell, for high, uncultivated land. Mountain walking can sometimes involve scrambling. Ivinghoe Beacon seen looking north from The Ridgeway Skiddaw mountain, the town of Keswick and Derwent Water seen from Walla Crag.

Definition of rambling in the English dictionary

The first definition of rambling in the dictionary is straggling or sprawling haphazardly; unplanned. Other definition of rambling is lacking a coherent plan; diffuse and disconnected. Rambling is also profusely climbing and straggling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAMBLING


antigambling
ˌæntɪˈɡæmblɪŋ
babbling
ˈbæblɪŋ
bling
blɪŋ
bling-bling
ˈblɪŋˌblɪŋ
brambling
ˈbræmblɪŋ
bumbling
ˈbʌmblɪŋ
cabling
ˈkeɪblɪŋ
doubling
ˈdʌblɪŋ
dribbling
ˈdrɪblɪŋ
gambling
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
humbling
ˈhʌmblɪŋ
mumbling
ˈmʌmblɪŋ
quibbling
ˈkwɪblɪŋ
rumbling
ˈrʌmblɪŋ
scrambling
ˈskræmblɪŋ
shambling
ˈʃæmblɪŋ
sibling
ˈsɪblɪŋ
trembling
ˈtrɛmblɪŋ
troubling
ˈtrʌblɪŋ
untrembling
ʌnˈtremblɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAMBLING

ramapithecine
Ramat Gan
ramate
Ramayana
Ramazan
Rambert
rambla
ramble
rambler
rambling club
rambling rose
ramblingly
ramblings
Ramboesque
Ramboism
Rambouillet
rambunctious
rambunctiously
rambunctiousness
rambutan

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAMBLING

bling bling
burbling
calling
dabbling
disabling
dissembling
enabling
ennobling
grumbling
lambling
marbling
pebbling
saibling
scribbling
snobling
squabbling
stabling
stumbling
thumbling
trebling
warbling

Synonyms and antonyms of rambling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RAMBLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rambling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rambling

Translation of «rambling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAMBLING

Find out the translation of rambling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rambling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rambling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不整齐的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laberíntico
570 millions of speakers

English

rambling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर्यटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشي على الأقدام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бессвязных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconexo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসংলগ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plein de coins et de recoins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertele-tele
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weitläufig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

だだっ広い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

>되는대로 퍼져나가는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rambling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đi lang thang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலைந்து திரிகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहवत जाणारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başıboş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dalla struttura irregolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wędrówki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безладних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incoerent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεζοπορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verward
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vandring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

springende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rambling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAMBLING»

The term «rambling» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAMBLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rambling

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3 QUOTES WITH «RAMBLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rambling.
1
Dario Fo
It is from him, from Beolco Ruzzante, that I've learned to free myself from conventional literary writing and to express myself with words that you can chew, with unusual sounds, with various techniques of rhythm and breathing, even with the rambling nonsense-speech of the 'grammelot.'
2
Max Lucado
About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that, but I've got a long way to go.
3
Patrick Stump
Written by the ancient Chinese philosopher of the same name, the 'Zhuangzi' is one long perplexing puzzle of a rambling collection of enigmatic short stories. It's a strange feeling to laugh at a joke written by someone in the 4th century B.C.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAMBLING»

Discover the use of rambling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rambling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Extreme Rambling: Walking Israel's Barrier. for Fun
Mark Thomas - as only he could - decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map, to 'walk the wall', covering the entire distance with little more in his armoury than Kendal Mint Cake ...
Mark Thomas, 2012
2
Rambling Boy and Friends: A Story of a Boy Growing Up
When Nayrena Kokomo goes to church, spiritual warfare is in the midst of her Sabbath fellowship of the "Sistahs and the Brothahs.
William Davis, 2008
3
Rambling Thoughts on the Reason for Being Or the Meaning of ...
GOD is defined and in so far as possible has described creation, communications between GOD and mankind, life, reincarnation, cosmology, commandments, prayers, virtues and sins, morals, and how many other facets of GOD are treated.
Thomas Roberts, 2005
4
Random Thoughts of A Rambling Mind
This is the story of one man's journey through life. You will fi nd Inspiration from the stories of an ordained minister having served for 25 plus years as a Fire Dept Chaplain, An unusual history of the changing world of health care.
Jack Favorite, 2010
5
Rambling Recollections of a Soldier of Fortune
William Hamilton Maxwell, Hablot Knight Browne. " Salamanca !— What of it, fellow ?" "The eighty th were there, I fancy," returned the sweeper carelessly. " They were." " Ay, I thought so. It was a warm day in every sense, and the evening was ...
William Hamilton Maxwell, Hablot Knight Browne, 1842
6
The rambling justice: or, The jealous husbands. With the ...
or, The jealous husbands. With the humours of Sir John Twiford. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal ... John Leanerd. SCENE Sir Arthur'* House. Enter Sir Geoffry Jolthcad, Iil^c a Qu.tkcr. Geoff. I nm transformed, I am another Creature, and ...
John Leanerd, 1678
7
Rambling Raft
A blue and yellow raft, destined to be a birthday present for a little boy, is instead used by various seashore creatures when the raft falls out of the back of a truck
Lynne N. Lockhart, Barbara M. Lockhart, 1989
8
Rambling in Geneva
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Marcel Rosset, 2011
9
Rambling Sketches...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Raffles Davison, 2012
10
Rambling Rose
A southern family welcomes a precocious and enticing nineteen-year-old woman into their community only to learn that her unique capacity for love wreaks havoc on the town's carefully balanced social structure
Calder Willingham, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAMBLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rambling is used in the context of the following news items.
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What it's like to write speeches for a rude, rambling and disgraced …
Yet those were the opening words of one of the more remarkable political spectacles in recent years: Mark Sanford's rambling and teary news conference of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Kennebunk police identify woman found 'rambling' about former …
Kennebunk police have identified a woman they say was speaking in a rambling way about former President George H.W. Bush early Friday. Police had asked ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
3
Keep Yourself from Rambling with the "Traffic Light Rule"
Nobody likes a rambler. Sure, it feels good to talk about yourself, but other people won't find it nearly as interesting as you think. You can avoid ruining a good ... «Lifehacker, Jun 15»
4
Paddy Wagon opens Jailhouse kitchen at Rambling House Soda
Tomorrow, June 3, the self-proclaimed sheriff follows through on his word by opening Jailhouse | Roots, the truck's second satellite kitchen, inside Rambling ... «Columbus Crave, Jun 15»
5
Dave Chappelle fans demand refunds after rambling, seemingly …
Many fans accused the performer of seeming too drunk and rambling through his set without telling many jokes. “Dave Chappelle = biggest disappointment,” ... «WGN-TV, Apr 15»
6
Jon Stewart mocks Sarah Palin's “rambling” and “incoherent” Iowa …
“Incoherent, rambling, unintelligible, folksy idioms — she's not speaking at a political event,” Stewart stated. “Sarah Palin is trying to sell America a Lincoln. «Salon, Jan 15»
7
Sarah Palin's Rambling Iowa Speech Was Populism Without the Policy
The decline of Sarah Palin's political fortunes was fully evident at last weekend's Iowa Freedom Summit. As the C-SPAN camera intermittently swung around to ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jan 15»
8
Man told Continuity IRA chiefs where prison officer goes rambling
A man allegedly supplied dissident republican terror chiefs with information on where a prison officer goes rambling with his children, the High Court heard ... «Belfast Telegraph, Dec 14»
9
Johnny Depp's Rambling Hollywood Film Awards Speech Fires Up …
The actor, who was on stage to present the Hollywood Documentary Award to Shep Gordon, struggled with the mic before scratching his head and admitting, ... «People Magazine, Nov 14»
10
EXCLUSIVE: Man inside home during Lenoir City shooting talks to …
Officers say Taylor Johnson shot Michael Brown at Rambling Acres Mobile Home Park on Browder Hollow Road. And that has friends and family of Brown ... «WVLT, Oct 14»

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