ramble
verb (used without object)
to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner.
had rambled
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past perfectof ramble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Collins' victory speech had rambled on too long.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like, they’re small, but they ain’t scared to get busy, even on lions,” Genie had rambled.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
They had rambled round by a road which led to the well-known ruins of the Cistercian abbey behind the mill, the latter having, in centuries past, been attached to the monastic establishment.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
They had rambled a long way beside the stream, with the thick water-plants growing deep at the edge.
From Beside Still Waters by Arthur Christopher Benson
He had spent long hours in the society of the ladies, and had rambled with them through the shades of the bush.
From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Colin Munro
