Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ramble

1 sense of ramble

Sense 1
ramble, meander -- (an aimless amble on a winding course)
       => amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation -- (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ramble

2 senses of ramble

Sense 1
ramble on, ramble, jog -- (continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs")
       => continue, go on, carry on, proceed -- (continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room")

Sense 2
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

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