Rambling

/ˈræmblɪŋ/ verb, adjective, noun

Definition

Walking or talking in a long, wandering way without a specific destination or point, often going off-topic.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch 'rammelen' and Old French 'rambler,' possibly related to 'rampage.' Evolved to mean both physical wandering and verbal tangents.

Kelly Says

The word 'rambling' captures something uniquely human—we're the only animals that wander physically for no reason (hiking just to enjoy nature) and that go off on verbal tangents because our minds make unexpected connections.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፃነት መናገር
n-ts-a-net me-na-ger
ARالعربية
تحدث بشكل عشوائي
ta-had-dath bi-hi-k'i 'a-sh-wa-wi
BNবাংলা
বাহারা
ba-ha-ra
CACatalà
parlar sense fió
par-lar sen-se fi-o
CSČeština
plácání
pla-ca-ni
DADansk
slænge
slay-nge
DEDeutsch
wallen
val-en
ELΕλληνικά
βήμα
ve-ma
ESEspañol
ramblear
ram-ble-ar
FAفارسی
گپ زدن بی هدف
gap zadan be-he-daf
FISuomi
sekaisin
se-kai-sin
FRFrançais
bavarder
ba-vard-er
GUGU
બોલવું
bol-vun
HAHA
magana
ma-ga-na
HEעברית
שוחח ללא מטרה
sho-chach le-na me-ta-ra
HIहिन्दी
बेतरतीब
be-ta-ree-b
HUMagyar
beszédes
bes-ze-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercakap-cakap
ber-ca-kap-ca-kap
IGIG
gbaa
gbaa
ITItaliano
discorrere a sproposito
dis-kor-re-re a spro-po-pos-ito
JA日本語
ramble
ram-buru
KKKK
сөйлеу
so-y-leu
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
수다
su-da
MRMR
बोलणे
bol-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
bercakap tanpa tujuan
ber-ca-kap tan-pa tu-juan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောဆိုခြင်း
ska-ba-pya-so-ching
NLNederlands
dwalen
dwa-len
NONorsk
sludre
slu-dre
PAPA
ਬਾਤ
baat
PLPolski
marudzenie
ma-ru-d-zen-ie
PTPortuguês
prolixo
pro-li-sho
RORomână
vorbire degeaba
vor-bee-re de-ge-a-ba
RUРусский
болтовня
bol-tov-nya
SVSvenska
sluddra
slu-d-dra
SWKiswahili
kuzungumza bila mpango
ku-zun-gum-za bi-la m-pan-go
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லிக் கொண்டே இரு
sol-lik ko-n-de i-ru
TEతెలుగు
గమ్యం లేకుండా మాట్లాడు
ga-mya-la-ku-nda ma-tla-adu
THไทย
พูดเพ้อเจ้อ
poot peeo jeo
TLTL
kumilos nang walang layunin
ku-mi-los nang wa-lang lay-u-nin
TRTürkçe
süzmek
su-zmek
UKУкраїнська
поговорити безладно
pa-go-ri-ty bez-la-dno
URاردو
بے ترتیب باتیں کرنا
bey-tar-ti-b ba-teen kar-na
VITiếng Việt
lắm lời
lam loi
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀
so-ro
ZH中文
漫无目的地走
màn wú mù dì zhǒng zǒu
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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