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ramble on 1. to wander about aimlessly. (As with a traveler or a winding path.) The road rambled on through mile after mile of wilderness. 2. [for a structure] to spread out over a large area, perhaps in a random way. This old house rambles on, way back into the woods. ramble on (about someone or something) Fig. [for someone] to talk endlessly and aimlessly about someone or something. (Based on ramble on.) I wish you wouldn't ramble on about your first husband all the time. Must you ramble on so? How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But when they sat together in the twilight, the time they used to enjoy so much, it was hard work for the old man to ramble on as usual, and harder still for the young one to listen to praises of the last year's success, which to him now seemed like love's labor lost. Thus far, Emily had allowed the woman to ramble on, in the hope of getting information which direct inquiry might fail to produce. I knew better, but, like another madman, had let him ramble on unchecked. |
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