| ramble | | |
| n. (act) | 1. meander, ramble | an aimless amble on a winding course. |
| ~ amble, stroll, perambulation, saunter, promenade | a leisurely walk (usually in some public place). |
| v. (stative) | 2. jog, ramble, ramble on | continue talking or writing in a desultory manner.; "This novel rambles on and jogs" |
| ~ proceed, continue, carry on, go on | continue talking.; "I know it's hard,"; "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" |
| v. (motion) | 3. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ maunder | wander aimlessly. |
| ~ gad, gallivant, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
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