Thesaurus results for RAMBLED

rambled

verb

past tense of ramble

as in rattled

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point the teenagers sat around the pizza parlor, rambling on about dating, homework, movies, and the local football team

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as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly by tirelessly rambling around San Francisco for a week we probably saw more of it than many residents ever have

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as in strolled

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure we're planning to ramble all over the highland moors when we're in Dartmoor

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Recent Examples of rambled Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing. — Kendrick Calfee june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026 When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026 The eight wolves that are not in packs rambled much farther and were less likely to stay in a specific area, Cassidy said. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026 During the State of the Union, the top federal employee bullied, bragged and rambled for 107 minutes. — Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 One day in July, Mitchell rambled about his mother’s house when Smart blurted out that Wright lived in the same neighborhood. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026 Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns while Caleb Hawkins rambled for 186 yards and four scores on 25 carries. — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 On the first play of the final period, Bruce rambled in for a four-yard TD for the Eagles. — Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025 After a Southern Utah offsides penalty, graduate student Matt Colombo bounced off left tackle and rambled into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Those drivers’ days (and lives) were rattled far more than those stuck in the backup behind them.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
His campaign website includes a section dedicated to investing in rural communities, and Talarico has focused on data center policy in recent weeks, holding a roundtable in Abilene on the subject that has rattled the state’s rural residents.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rattled

Verb

The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of wandered

Verb

The couple strolled through Hampstead with their two dogs in tow.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

The singer roamed the space, which created an eternity out of glass, and captured the experience on camera.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Declan Rice and Saka played just over an hour each, Riccardo Calafiori roamed to his heart’s content, Tzolis was eager to make an impact.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

One day earlier, given the same advance notice, Allen struck out twice and walked during a 6-2 loss.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After striking out the side in the first, Cavalli walked the bases loaded with one out in the second but then struck out Owen Caissie and Mack to escape the jam.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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