What is the difference between ramble and jaunt?
ramble | jaunt |
A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
* 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 16
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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.
A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.
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.
(archaic) A wearisome journey.
* Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt , though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. - Milton
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
To ride on a jaunting car.
(obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.
As nouns the difference between ramble and jaunt
is that ramble is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside while jaunt is (archaic) a wearisome journey.As verbs the difference between ramble and jaunt
is that ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course while jaunt is to ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.ramble
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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
- (Raymond)
Verb
- Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
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(en verb)- (Bale)
