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ramble

verb
  1. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander. See move
  2. To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, saunter, stroll, wander. Informal: mosey. See move
  3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, stray, wander. Idiom: go off at (or on) a tangent. See approach
noun
An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll, walk, wander. See move

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