Ramble vs Pootle - What's the difference?
ramble | pootle |
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.
As nouns the difference between ramble and pootle
is that ramble is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside while pootle is (british) a stroll; a wandering.As verbs the difference between ramble and pootle
is that ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course while pootle is (british) to wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving; to potter.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.