rambling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈræmblɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈræmblɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rambling)

From the verb ramble: (⇒ conjugate)
rambling is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rambling adj figurative (speech, text: with digressions) (discurso)disperso/a adj
  inconexo/a adj
  poco sólido loc adj
  (figurado: discurso)errante adj mf
 The audience found it hard to follow Sarah's rambling discourse.
 Al público le costaba seguir el discurso disperso de Sarah.
rambling adj figurative (person: speaking aimlessly) (persona: forma de hablar)disperso/a adj
  inconexo/a adj
  poco sólido loc adj
 The rambling professor confused his student.
 El profesor disperso confundía a su estudiante.
rambling adj figurative (plant: climbing) (planta)trepador/a adj
 A rambling rose climbed the trellis.
 La rosa trepadora trepó por el enrejado.
rambling adj figurative (house: with many corridors) (casa)llena de rincones y recovecos loc adj
 Henry got lost in the rambling old house.
 Harry se perdió en la casa llena de rincones y recovecos.
rambling n (walking in countryside)senderismo nm
  excursionismo nm
  paseo nm
 Jenny enjoys rambling.
 A Jenny le gusta el senderismo.
rambling n figurative, often plural (aimless speech, text)divagación nf
 The barman had grown accustomed to listening to the old man's ramblings every evening.
 El cantinero se había acostumbrado a escuchar las divagaciones del viejo todas las noches.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rambling adj (wandering)errante adj mf
  deambulante adj mf
 Local residents noticed a rambling group passing through the village.
 Los residentes notaron que un grupo errante pasaba por el pueblo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ramble vi (go on countryside walk)pasear vi
  vagar vi
  errar vi
  deambular vi
 They're rambling in the Highlands at the moment.
 Están paseando por las montañas en este momento.
ramble vi (stream, path: be winding)serpentear vi
 The river rambles over its rocky path to the sea.
 El río serpentea sobre un camino de piedras hacia el mar.
ramble vi (plant: grow randomly)crecer sin control loc verb
  trepar vi
 Weeds were rambling in the untended garden.
 Las malezas crecían sin control en el jardín descuidado.
ramble vi figurative (speak at length)divagar vi
  irse por las ramas loc verb
  irse por la tangente loc verb
 I was afraid I'd fall asleep while she was rambling.
 Tenía miedo de dormirme mientras divagaba.
ramble n (long walk) (coloquial, paseo largo)caminata nf
 On our ramble we came across an abandoned mine.
 Nos cruzamos con una mina abandonada en nuestra caminata.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
ramble | rambling
InglésEspañol
ramble on vi phrasal figurative (speak at length)divagar vi
  hablar mucho sobre loc verb
 Wilfred has a tendency to ramble on whenever anyone asks him about the old days.
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Collocations: UK: a member of a rambling club, UK: organize rambling [routes, activities, tours], UK: go rambling in the [woods, forest, national park], more...

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