ramble
part of speech
verb (ramble, rambles, rambled, rambling); noun (a ramble, rambles)
meaning for a pupil
1) To walk for pleasure in the countryside, often without a fixed route. tree →
2) (noun) A long walk in the countryside. tree →
3) To talk or write for a long time in a confused way, wandering off the point. tree →
4) (of plants) To grow and spread in all directions: «rambling roses». tree →
sense in the lessons
In UK, Irish and New Zealand outdoor life, people go on rambles and join ramblers' clubs. The countryside code tells ramblers to close gates. In school, teachers ask pupils not to ramble in their writing but to stay on the point. In The Wind in the Willows the Mole and Rat enjoy rambles along the river.
examples
- We went for a ramble across the hills. tree →
- The Mole and the Rat rambled along the river bank. tree →
- Grandpa tends to ramble on about the old days. tree →
- Don't ramble — answer the question. tree →
- Roses rambled over the cottage wall. tree →
- The ramblers stopped for lunch by a stream. tree →
- During one of these rambles, he found a fruit growing wild, of a most refreshing and cooling nature. tree →
note
Related: rambler (a walker; a climbing rose), rambling (long and confused; or spreading). «Ramble on» = talk too long. Similar: hike (longer, harder), stroll (short and slow).
Trees and pragmatics
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