ramblings

noun

plural of rambling
1
as in babblings

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as in digressions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramblings
  1. chatter
  2. digressions
  3. tangents
  4. asides
Noun
  • Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • With its loose ends and digressions, Dream Me a Dream stays true to those idiosyncratic instincts while retaining enough of the welcoming glow of Dance of Love to make this an affecting farewell from an endearing eccentric.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026
  • Reading Dyer at exactly that moment gave me permission to loosen my grip a little and allow my own digressions into the work.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
Definition of digressions
Noun
  • Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Patients call from noisy environments, talk over the system, go on tangents and don't finish sentences.
    — Saran Siva, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of tangents
Noun
  • There are frequent funny asides and philosophical musings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • The rapper leaned into the role’s humor, adding playful asides and earning laughs from the crowd.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of asides
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