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Jumble vs Ramble - What's the difference?

jumble | ramble |

As verbs the difference between jumble and ramble

is that jumble is to mix or confuse while ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.

As nouns the difference between jumble and ramble

is that jumble is a mixture of unrelated things while ramble is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

jumble

English

Verb

(jumbl)
  • to mix or confuse
  • * Burton
    • Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
  • * Tennyson
    • Every clime and age jumbled together.
  • to meet or unite in a confused way

    • Noun

    (-)
  • A mixture of unrelated things.
  • (British) Items for a rummage sale.
  • (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

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    * See also

    See also

    * jumble sale

    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
  • *
  • 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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