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rambling

/ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/
verb

  1. To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course

  2. To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.

  3. To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.

    "Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening."

Synonymsdrivel, sperg
noun

  1. A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

  2. A gentle hike.

adjective

  1. Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.

  2. Confused and irregular; awkward.

Synonymsdesultory

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