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Drivel vs Ramble - What's the difference?

drivel | ramble |

As nouns the difference between drivel and ramble

is that drivel is senseless talk; nonsense while ramble is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

As verbs the difference between drivel and ramble

is that drivel is to have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool while ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.

drivel

English

Noun

(-)
  • senseless talk; nonsense
  • saliva, drool
  • (obsolete) A fool; an idiot.
  • (Sir Philip Sidney)
  • (obsolete) A servant; a drudge.
  • (Huloet)

    Verb

  • To have saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
  • To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
  • To be weak or foolish; to dote.
  • *
  • This drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.
    (Dryden)

    Synonyms

    * To have saliva drip from the mouth : drool * To talk nonsense : See also .

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    ramble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
  • * 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 16
  • Marianne was prevailed upon to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion in her rambles . If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes
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  • A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
  • (mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
  • (Raymond)
  • A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
  • Verb

  • To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course
  • To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
  • 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.

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