1. Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
   "rambling handwriting";
   - sprawling, straggling, straggly
    
2. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
   "a rambling discursive book";
   - digressive, discursive, excursive
    
3. Turning irregularly, not going directly to the destination
   "rambling forest paths";
   - meandering, wandering, winding

1. [Brit] Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport
   "They enjoyed rambling through the picturesque countryside on weekends";
   - walking [Brit], hiking, bushwalking [Austral, NZ]
    
2. Long talk or text without a clear structure or message
   "His speech devolved into rambling, losing the audience's attention"

1. Move about aimlessly or without any fixed destination
   "They rambled from town to town";
   - roll, wander, swan [informal], stray, tramp, roam, cast, rove, range, drift, vagabond [archaic]
    
2. Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
   "Branches rambling out quite far";
   - sprawl, straggle
    
3. Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
   "This novel rambles on and jogs";
   - ramble on, jog
    
4. Walk in the countryside for pleasure
   "They like to ramble through the hills on weekends"

Derived forms: ramblings

See also: indirect, untidy

Type of: carry on, continue, distribute, go, go on, locomote, move, proceed, spread, travel, walk, walking

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