- present participle of ramble.
rambling
Example Sentences
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The book also compared the UK to a "rambling stately home" in which the power was only on in some rooms.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The California Military Academy spent a spectacular few of its early years, circa 1906, on the water at Santa Monica, leasing out the rambling Victorian pile that had once been the Arcadia Hotel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Drake still has an impeccable ear for production and an incredible talent for hook-writing, much in the same way that Trump knows how to make rambling sentences sing via his unorthodox delivery.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Great on the financial details, but he needs improvement on his delivery—too many rambling answers—and on capital allocation messaging.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
“Going...never again...home is an illusion...home is where you’ve never been...never again...never again....” el mal aire said as it spoke to me, whispering and sighing, murmuring incoherent things, jumbled words, rambling thoughts I could not understand.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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