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• /ˈɹæmbəl/
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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 Swedish ramla (“to stumble; fall; make a noise; rumble”), 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".

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: брътвеж (brǎtvež) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Bulgarian: бръщолевене (brǎštolevene) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Bulgarian: бъбрене (bǎbrene) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Chinese Mandarin: 漫谈 (màntán) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Finnish: jaarittelu — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• German: Abschweifen — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Russian: болтовня́ (boltovnjá) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Russian: пустосло́вие (pustoslóvije) — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Spanish: divagación — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Spanish: perorata — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Spanish: monserga — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Spanish: charla que se va por tangentes — a rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
• Bulgarian: бродя (brodja) — to move about aimlessly
• Bulgarian: скитам (skitam) — to move about aimlessly
• German: umherziehen — to move about aimlessly
• Hungarian: bolyong — to move about aimlessly
• Hungarian: bóklászik — to move about aimlessly
• Hungarian: kóvályog — to move about aimlessly
• Hungarian: ődöng — to move about aimlessly
• Hungarian: lődörög — to move about aimlessly
• Māori: whakatīhohe — to move about aimlessly
• Spanish: vagar — to move about aimlessly
• Spanish: errar — to move about aimlessly
• Spanish: deambular — to move about aimlessly
• Bulgarian: разхождам се (razhoždam se) — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Finnish: käydä kävelylenkillä — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• French: flâner — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• French: se balader — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• German: spazieren — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• German: bummeln — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• German: schlendern — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Hungarian: kószál — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Hungarian: kóborol — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Hungarian: sétál — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Hungarian: csatangol — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Hungarian: császkál — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Māori: ānau — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Occitan: rambiar — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Occitan: se passejar — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Occitan: landrejar — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Russian: прогу́ливаться (progúlivatʹsja) — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Spanish: pasearse — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Spanish: callejear — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Ottoman Turkish: كزمك (gezmek) — to walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter
• Bulgarian: скитам (skitam) — to lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address
• Bulgarian: скиторя (skitorja) — to lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address
• Bulgarian: скитосвам (skitosvam) — to lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address
• Spanish: errar — to lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address
• Bulgarian: брътвя (brǎtvja) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: многоглаголствам (mnogoglagolstvam) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: бърборя (bǎrborja) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: дрънкам (drǎnkam) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: смотолевям (smotolevjam) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: смънквам (smǎnkvam) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Catalan: xerrar — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Finnish: jaaritella — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• French: divaguer — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• French: radoter — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Hungarian: elkalandozik — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Hungarian: fecseg — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Hungarian: csapong — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Latin: ālūcinor — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Māori: murakehu — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Māori: kāwekaweka — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Portuguese: divagar — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Russian: бормотать (bormotatʹ) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Russian: пробормотать (probormotatʹ) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Russian: путать слова (putatʹ slova) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Russian: запутался в словах (zaputalsja v slovax) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Spanish: divagar — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Spanish: debrayar — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Spanish: elucubrar — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Thai: เพ้อ (pə́ə) — to talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions
• Bulgarian: лъкатуша (lǎkatuša) — to follow a winding path or course
• Bulgarian: криволя (krivolja) — to follow a winding path or course
• Bulgarian: криволича (krivoliča) — to follow a winding path or course
• Spanish: serpentear — to follow a winding path or course