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
"I knowed how it had to end," he would repeat when he had rambled again around all aspects of the mysterious encounter.
From Laramie Holds the Range by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
He had rambled over many a bed of fig-leaves in his day, but had never set foot upon such sticky leaves as these.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid
I rambled about the fields where I fancied Goldsmith had rambled.
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
