ramble
verb (used without object)
to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner.
had been rambling
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past perfect progressiveof ramble.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Organised by the British Workers' Sports Federation, a Communist-influenced group, it extended a "hearty welcome" to the "young workers of Eccles", whether they had been rambling before or not.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2022
Shortly after 2:30 that morning, Cairo editors got a statement, bearing Naguib's signature, that was as sharp and pointed as Aly's had been rambling and evasive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cannon recently angered the White House with a Page One report that the President had been "rambling" and "confused" in briefing a handful of reporters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rodolphe, who, to distract himself, had been rambling about the wood all day, was sleeping quietly in his chateau, and Leon, down yonder, always slept.
From Madame Bovary by Eleanor Marx Aveling
