ramble
verb (used without object)
to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner.
rambled
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past participleof ramble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ramble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rambleverb (used without object)to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner.
Example Sentences
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Asked about defending Taiwan, she rambled about making sure “we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
And then others would say, ‘Oh, he rambled.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
Gaffigan as Walz played up his Midwestern dad-ness and Carvey's Biden rambled while repeatedly calling Thompson's Harvey the name of other game show hosts.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
During the 10-minute phone interview, he ranted and rambled and seemed to be accidentally pressing various buttons on his phone, punctuating the broadcast with random beeping—that is, until he was ultimately cut off.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
I should have listened more closely to Mo when he'd rambled on about Mesopotamian mythology.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
