Ramble vs Scurry - What's the difference?
ramble | scurry |
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.
To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
* 1964 ,
As verbs the difference between ramble and scurry
is that ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course while scurry is to run away with quick light steps, to scamper.As a noun ramble
is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.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
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Verb
- Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.
Synonyms
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English
Verb
(en-verb)- Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.